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Related: About this forumSnowdon: Park to use mountain's Welsh name Yr Wyddfa
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63649930Wales' highest mountain will be referred to by its Welsh name, rather than the English equivalent, park authorities have agreed.
Snowdonia National Park Authority voted to use Yr Wyddfa and Eryri rather than Snowdon and Snowdonia.
It said it was spurred to "decisive action" after 5,000 people signed a petition calling for the change.
Yr Wyddfa stands at 3,560ft (1,085m) and attracts about 400,000 walkers a year.
Snowdonia National Park Authority voted to use Yr Wyddfa and Eryri rather than Snowdon and Snowdonia.
It said it was spurred to "decisive action" after 5,000 people signed a petition calling for the change.
Yr Wyddfa stands at 3,560ft (1,085m) and attracts about 400,000 walkers a year.
Hen bryd! About time!
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Snowdon: Park to use mountain's Welsh name Yr Wyddfa (Original Post)
geardaddy
Nov 2022
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lisa58
(5,780 posts)1. So now I have to watch the movie - again❤️🎈❤️
geardaddy
(25,375 posts)2. Which movie?
lisa58
(5,780 posts)3. The Englishman who went up a hill and came down a mountain..
I married a Welshman many years ago and he passed away 4 years ago, and this movie truly portrayed the spirit of Wales
geardaddy
(25,375 posts)5. I'm sorry about your husband.
It was a good movie, but that was about a different mountain.
BooScout
(10,407 posts)4. That movie wasn't about Snowdonia n/t
geardaddy
(25,375 posts)6. Yep, I'm not sure
it was even a non-fictional mountain in that movie.
lisa58
(5,780 posts)7. I'm sorry, getting old...