Bangor: Cathedral City, University Town, and the Menai Strait in Gwynedd
Bangor claims to be one of the oldest cathedral cities in Britain. The cathedral was founded in the sixth century, predating Canterbury. The city sits on the Menai Strait, looking across to Anglesey. Bangor University, established in 1884, is a major employer and gives the city a student population that roughly doubles its size during term time. The permanent population is around 18,000. Penrhyn Castle, a nineteenth-century neo-Norman pile built on slate quarry profits, overlooks the city from the east.
The A55 expressway runs through Bangor, connecting Holyhead (for Irish ferries) to Chester and the English motorway network. Bangor station provides Transport for Wales and Avanti West Coast services to London Euston. The city is the main commercial centre for northwest Wales. For adult companionship, the legal position in Bangor follows England and Wales criminal law. Criminal law is not devolved to the Welsh Senedd.
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Bangor claims to be one of the oldest cathedral cities in Britain. The cathedral was founded in the sixth century, predating Canterbury. The city sits on the Menai Strait, looking across to Anglesey. Bangor University, established in 1884, is a major employer and gives the city a student population that roughly doubles its size during term time. The permanent population is around 18,000. Penrhyn Castle, a nineteenth-century neo-Norman pile built on slate quarry profits, overlooks the city from the east.
The A55 expressway runs through Bangor, connecting Holyhead (for Irish ferries) to Chester and the English motorway network. Bangor station provides Transport for Wales and Avanti West Coast services to London Euston. The city is the main commercial centre for northwest Wales. For adult companionship, the legal position in Bangor follows England and Wales criminal law. Criminal law is not devolved to the Welsh Senedd.
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