2007
SH3141 : Twin town sign on the eastern outskirts of Nefyn
taken 16 years ago, near to Nefyn, Gwynedd, Wales
Twin town sign on the eastern outskirts of Nefyn
The sign proclaims Nefyn to be twinned with the Argentinian town of Puerto Madryn a town that was established by Welsh colonists and where Welsh is still spoken today. It is appropriate that Nefyn, a town which reared so many seafarers, should be twinned with a town not in near Europe but in distant South America.
In the same way as the Jewish agricultural colonies of Argentina were financed by Baron Hirch, the Welsh colonization project had the financial backing of 'Baron' Love Jones-Parry of Castell Madryn, 3 miles SW of Nefyn. It was in honour of the spendthrift Jones-Parry who died penniless having spent his last £6000 on a single bet on a horse that the initial settlement was called Porth Madryn, now Puerto Madryn.
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In the same way as the Jewish agricultural colonies of Argentina were financed by Baron Hirch, the Welsh colonization project had the financial backing of 'Baron' Love Jones-Parry of Castell Madryn, 3 miles SW of Nefyn. It was in honour of the spendthrift Jones-Parry who died penniless having spent his last £6000 on a single bet on a horse that the initial settlement was called Porth Madryn, now Puerto Madryn.
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- Grid Square
- SH3141, 16 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Eric Jones (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 8 February, 2008
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SH 313 411 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:56.4423N 4:30.7154W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SH 313 411
- View Direction
- Southwest (about 225 degrees)
