Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

This article is about the community and village in Meirionnydd. For the village in Eifionydd, see Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Dolbenmaen.
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

St Michael's Church
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
 Llanfihangel-y-Pennant shown within Gwynedd
Population 339 (2011)
OS grid referenceSH671088
CommunityLlanfihangel-y-Pennant
Principal areaGwynedd
Ceremonial countyGwynedd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town TYWYN
Postcode district LL36
Dialling code 01654
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentDwyfor Meirionnydd
Welsh AssemblyDwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd

Coordinates: 52°39′40″N 3°57′54″W / 52.661°N 3.965°W / 52.661; -3.965

See also Llanfihangel (disambiguation).

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a small village and community, which includes Abergynolwyn, in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. It is located in the foothills of Cadair Idris, and has a population of 402,[1] reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Nearby is the ruined castle of Castell y Bere, a stronghold of the Welsh princes of Gwynedd in the 13th century.

History

In 1800, Mary Jones walked 26 miles (42 km) from the village to Bala to buy a Welsh Bible.[3] This led to the formation of the British and Foreign Bible Society.[4]

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