Tonfanau

Tonfanau
The Station Masters old house and Tonfanau Quarry
Tonfanau  Tonfanau shown within Gwynedd
OS grid reference	SH565035
Community	Llangelynin
Principal area	Gwynedd
Ceremonial county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TYWYN
Postcode district	LL36
Dialling code	01654
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Welsh Assembly	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd

Coordinates: 52°36′47″N 4°07′30″W / 52.613°N 4.125°W / 52.613; -4.125

Tonfanau is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, located on the coast just under 20 miles north of Aberystwyth.

During the Second World War an army base was created near the village. Around 600 men were stationed at the camp, which specialised in training personnel in anti-aircraft artillery.

All Arms Junior Leaders' Regiment

From May 1959 until August 1966 the camp was the home of the All Arms Junior Leaders' Regiment (A.A.J.L.R.).^[1]

Refugee Camp

In 1972, eight years after closing in 1966, the base was reopened and used as a refugee centre. Over 3,000 Ugandan Asians, fleeing from persecution by Idi Amin, were housed there for six months before being settled elsewhere.^[2][3]

The village is served by Tonfanau railway station and there is also a one mile long racing circuit named after the village which is mainly used for motorbike races.^[4]

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