Llanelltyd
Llanelltyd | |
Welsh: Llanelltyd | |
Pont Wnion and the centre of the village |
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Llanelltyd |
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Population | 514 (2011) |
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OS grid reference | SH714194 |
Community | Llanelltyd |
Principal area | Gwynedd |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DOLGELLAU |
Postcode district | LL40 |
Dialling code | 01341 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
Welsh Assembly | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
Coordinates: 52°45′25″N 3°54′18″W / 52.757°N 3.905°W
Llanelltyd (Welsh: Llanelltyd) is a small village and community in Gwynedd, to the north of Dolgellau. The Community population taken at the 2011 Census was 514.[1]
It is home to the 12th-century Cymer Abbey, a grade I listed building.[2] St Illtyd's church, one of the oldest parish churches in Wales, is a grade II* listed building.[3]
Notable people born in Llanelltyd
- Evan Evans (1765-1844), textile scientist
- William Owen, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
References
- ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Cymer Abbey, a 470 (N Side), Cymer Abbey, Llanelltyd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "Parish Church of St Illtyd including churchyard walls and gatepiers, Llanelltyd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
External links
Media related to Llanelltyd at Wikimedia Commons
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