What is Barmouth?
{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |official_name= Barmouth |welsh_name=Abermaw | population = 2,522 | population_ref = (2011 census) |unitary_wales= [[Gwynedd]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[Gwynedd]] |region= Merionethshire |constituency_westminster= [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]] |post_town= BARMOUTH |postcode_district = LL42 |postcode_area= LL |dial_code= 01686 |os_grid_reference= SH613158 |london_distance= |static_image= A view looking East from the Station, Barmouth, Gwynedd - geograph.org.uk - 1344676.jpg |static_image_caption= Looking East from [[Barmouth railway station]] }} '''Barmouth''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: '''Abermaw''' (formal); ''Y Bermo'' (informal)) is a seaside town and community in the county of [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]]. It lies on the [[estuary]] of the [[River Mawddach]] and [[Cardigan Bay]]. It is located in the historic county of [[Merionethshire]]. In the 2011 census, the town had a population of 2,522 people. The town grew around the [[shipbuilding]] industry, and more recently grew as a [[seaside resort]]. It is a popular holiday destination for people around the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] area of [[England]], with thousands of holiday makers and tourists flocking to the town from this region every year. The town has a [[Barmouth railway station|railway station]] located on the [[Cambrian Line|Cambrian Coast Line]] between [[Pwllheli]] and [[Shrewsbury]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Barmouth.jpg|Barmouth viewed from across the Mawddach Estuary File:Barmouth_Harbour_and_Dinas_Oleu_-_geograph.org.uk_-_603763.jpg|Barmouth Harbour File:Barmouth_railway_station,_Gwynedd_(geograph_4662694).jpg|[[Barmouth railway station|Barmouth station]] File:Beach_Rd_railway_crossing_(Barmouth)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1102933.jpg|Beach Road railway crossing </gallery> {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Gwynedd]]