Llanddeiniolen
Llanddeiniolen | |
Llanddeiniolen |
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Population | 4,870 |
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OS grid reference | SH56NW92 |
– Cardiff | 124.4 mi (200.2 km) |
– London | 206.0 mi (331.5 km) |
Community | Llanddeiniolen |
Principal area | Gwynedd |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Caernarfon |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
Coordinates: 53°10′25″N 4°10′28″W / 53.173698°N 4.17439°WLlanddeiniolen is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 124.4 miles (200.2km) from Cardiff and 206.0 miles (331.5km) from London. The community also includes the village of Rhiwlas.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Llanddeiniolen was 4870 with 76.2% of them able to speak Welsh.[3]
The Welsh wrestler and harpist Marged ferch Ifan was buried here in 1783.[4]
Castell Llanddeiniolen motte and baile lies nearby. the name comes from St Deiniol (fl. 550?), a Welsh saint.
References
- ↑ Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
- ↑ Google Maps (Map). Google.
- ↑ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
- ↑ Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, ‘Marged ferch Ifan (bap. 1696, d. 1793)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 10 Oct 2015
See also
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