Education
Ysgol y Moelwyn is the main secondary school in the area, covering Blaenau, Manod, Tanygrisiau, Llan Ffestiniog, Trawsfynydd, Gellilydan, Maentwrog and even stretching into the Vale of Ffestiniog. Ysgol Y Moelwyn came third in Britain's best county school in 2006. Headmaster Mr Dewi Lake went to meet Tony Blair, then prime minister of Britain in 2006. There are five primary schools in the area.
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—William Congreve (1670–1729)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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