located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity penmachno
___MASK36___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the ___MASK15___ Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK36___ has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . ___MASK42___ is a country that is part ___MASK85___ the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK37___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies ___MASK77___ ___MASK85___ ___MASK42___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the ___MASK53___ . ___MASK42___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths ___MASK85___ the island ___MASK85___ Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles ___MASK85___ Scilly , and the Isle ___MASK85___ Wight . Penmachno is a village in the isolated ___MASK49___ valley of Cwm Penmachno , 4 miles south of Betws - y - Coed in the county of ___MASK35___ , north Wales . The two parts of the village are linked by a five - arched , stone bridge dating from 1785 . The village has been referred to as Pennant Machno , Llandudclyd and Llan dutchyd in historical sources . According to the 2011 census , the population of the Bro Machno Parish ( which also includes Cwm Penmachno ) was 617 , of whom 342 ( 55 % ) were able to speak Welsh and 214 ( 34 % ) had no skills in Welsh . Count ( male ) or countess ( female ) is a title in European countries for a noble ___MASK85___ varying status , but historically deemed to convey an approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles ___MASK85___ nobility . The word " count " came into English from the French " comte ", itself from Latin " comes " in its accusative " comitem " meaning  companion , and later  companion ___MASK85___ the emperor , delegate ___MASK85___ the emperor . The adjective form ___MASK85___ the word is "". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl ( whose wife is a " countess ", for lack ___MASK85___ an English term ). Alternative names for the " count " rank in the nobility structure are used in other countries , such as " Graf " in ___MASK18___ and " Hakushaku " during the Japanese Imperial era . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the ___MASK79___ ___MASK28___ off the ___MASK77___ coast of continental Europe . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . The Irish Sea (, , , ___MASK100___ - Scots : " Airish Sea "), separates the islands ___MASK85___ Ireland and Great Britain . It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George ' s Channel , and to the Inner Seas off the ___MASK94___ Coast ___MASK85___ ___MASK37___ in the north by the North Channel . Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea , followed by the Isle ___MASK85___ Man . The sea is occasionally , but rarely , referred to as the Manx Sea . ___MASK79___ ___MASK36___ is the northernmost unofficial region of ___MASK36___ . Retail , transport and educational infrastructure are centred on Wrexham , Rhyl , Colwyn Bay , Llandudno and Bangor . It is bordered to the south by the counties of ___MASK59___ and Powys in Mid ___MASK36___ , and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in ___MASK79___ West England . ___MASK62___ is a historic mining town in Wales . It is in the historic county of Merionethshire , although currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd . It has a population of 4 , 875 according to the 2011 census , including the nearby village of Llan Ffestiniog , which makes it the third largest town in Gwynedd unitary authority , behind Bangor and Caernarfon . After reaching 12 , 000 at the peak of the slate industry , the population fell due to a decrease in the demand for slate . ___MASK62___ at one ___MASK69___ was the second largest town in North Wales , behind Wrexham . Today , the town relies heavily on tourists , who come to see the many attractions within and around the town such as the Ffestiniog Railway and the Llechwedd Slate Caverns . A ___MASK60___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK65___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK60___ . In some cases a ___MASK60___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK60___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in northern England . Sometimes a ___MASK60___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . The ___MASK60___ ___MASK35___ is a river in north Wales . From its source to its discharge in ___MASK35___ Bay it is a little over long . " ___MASK35___ " was formerly Anglicised as " Conway ." ___MASK84___ (" Welsh : Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy ") is a unitary authority area in the north of Wales . Graf ( male ) or Gräfin ( female ) is a historical title ___MASK85___ the German nobility , usually translated as count . Considered intermediate among noble ranks , the title is often treated as equivalent to the British " earl " ( whose female version and consort is a " countess "). Yr Wyddfa commonly known as Snowdon in English , is the highest ___MASK52___ in ___MASK36___ , at an elevation of above sea level , and the highest point in the ___MASK23___ south of the Scottish Highlands . It is located in Snowdonia National Park (") in Gwynedd , and has been described as " probably the busiest ___MASK52___ in Britain ". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare ___MASK3___ and fauna . A county is a geographical region ___MASK85___ a country used for administrative or other purposes , in certain modern nations . The term is derived from the Old French " conté " or " cunté " denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty ___MASK85___ a count ( earl ) or a viscount . The modern French is " comté ", and its equivalents in other languages are " contea ", " contado ", " ___MASK74___ ", " condado ", " Grafschaft ", " graafschap ", " Gau ", etc . ( cf . " conte ", " comte ", " conde ", " Graf "). Old French (', ', ""; Modern French ) was the Gallo - Romance dialect continuum spoken from the 9th century to the 14th century . In the 14th century , these dialects came to be collectively known as the " langues d ' oïl ", contrasting with the " langue d ' oc " or Occitan language in the ___MASK91___ ___MASK85___ ___MASK17___ . The mid - 14th century is taken as the transitional period to Middle French , the language ___MASK85___ the French Renaissance , specifically based on the dialect ___MASK85___ the Île - de - ___MASK17___ region . The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway , located in ___MASK19___ , ___MASK36___ . It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park . The ___MASK15___ Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain , separating South Wales from ___MASK14___ and Somerset in South West England . It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean . It takes its name from the English city of ___MASK15___ , and is over 30 miles ( 50 km ) across at its widest point . A viscount (, for male ) or viscountess ( for female ) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble ___MASK85___ varying status , but historically deemed to convey a lower - middling rank . In many countries a " viscount ", and its historical equivalents , was a non - hereditary , administrative or judicial position , and did not develop into a hereditary title until much later . In the case ___MASK85___ French viscounts , it is customary to leave the title untranslated as vicomte . ___MASK60___ Machno is a ___MASK60___ in ___MASK32___ in north - ___MASK94___ ___MASK36___ . It is the first major tributary of the ___MASK60___ ___MASK35___ , which it joins south of Betws - y - coed , just past the impressive Penmachno Falls . Betws - y - Coed (" Prayer house in the wood ") is a village and community in the ___MASK35___ valley in ___MASK84___ , Wales . An earl is a member ___MASK85___ the nobility . The title is Anglo - Saxon in origin , akin to the Scandinavian form jarl , and meant " chieftain ", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a ___MASK89___ ' s stead . In Scandinavia , it became obsolete in the Middle Ages and was replaced by duke (" hertig "/" hertug "/" hertog "). In later medieval Britain , it became the equivalent ___MASK85___ the continental count ( in England in the earlier period , it was more akin to a duke ; in ___MASK37___ it assimilated the concept ___MASK85___ mormaer ). However , earlier in Scandinavia , " jarl " could also mean a sovereign ___MASK48___ . For example , the rulers ___MASK85___ several ___MASK85___ the petty kingdoms ___MASK85___ Norway had the title ___MASK85___ " jarl " and in many cases they had no less power than their neighbours who had the title ___MASK85___ ___MASK89___ . Alternative names for the " Earl / Count " rank in the nobility structure are used in other countries , such as Hakushaku during the Japanese Imperial era . A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography . A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state , as a non - sovereign or formerly sovereign political division , or a geographic region associated with sets ___MASK85___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK85___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League ___MASK85___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK85___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK85___ legal jurisdiction . A valley is a low area between hills , often with a ___MASK60___ running through it . ___MASK35___ ( formerly known in English as " Conway ") is a walled market town and community in ___MASK84___ on the north coast of Wales . The town , which faces Deganwy across the River ___MASK35___ , formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire . The community , which includes Deganwy and Llandudno Junction , had a population of 14 , 208 at the 2001 census , and is a popular tourist destination . The population rose to 14 , 753 at the 2011 census . In the 2015 census  The size of the resident population in ___MASK84___ on the 30th June 2015 was estimated to be 116 , 200 people . The town itself has a population of 4 , 065 . The United ___MASK21___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European ___MASK73___ , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its ___MASK91___ and the Celtic Sea to its ___MASK91___ - ___MASK91___ - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK78___ . The Rhiwbach Tramway was a Welsh industrial , narrow gauge railway connecting the remote slate quarries ___MASK58___ of the ___MASK62___ with the Ffestiniog Railway . Cwm Penmachno is a former quarry settlement at the head ___MASK85___ the Penmachno valley in North ___MASK36___ . The Rhiwbach slate quarry was formerly linked by the Rhiwbach Tramway to the Ffestiniog railway at ___MASK62___ . The slopes around the village provide streams which are the source ___MASK85___ the river Machno , which flows past the larger village ___MASK85___ Penmachno before joining the river ___MASK35___ south ___MASK85___ Betws - y - Coed .