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Garndolbenmaen, understood informally as Garn, is a village in the area of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, around 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest towns are Dolbenmaen and also Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the neighborhood Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae tape-recording studios are located in the town, where Pep Le Pew’s album, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and the last album by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer as well as musician Dyl Mei likewise resides in Garndolbenmaen. About 50 students go to Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several pupils take a trip from neighboring villages consisting of Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and Golan. The variety of pupils going to the school has continued to be constant over the past two decades. Most of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have been become vacation residences. There is a pub in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is now closed). However at the turn of the 20th century there were a number of bars including the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, this was situated on the “lôn gefn” (back road) causing Bryncir. The Gwynedd county councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and also he used to run a little store (this is currently closed).