Llanddeiniolen

Llanddeiniolen
Llanddeiniolen
 Llanddeiniolen shown within Gwynedd
Population 4,870 
OS grid referenceSH56NW92
    Cardiff 124.4 mi (200.2 km)  
    London 206.0 mi (331.5 km)  
CommunityLlanddeiniolen
Principal areaGwynedd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Caernarfon
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd

Coordinates: 53°10′25″N 4°10′28″W / 53.173698°N 4.17439°W / 53.173698; -4.17439Llanddeiniolen 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

  1. Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
  2. Google Maps (Map). Google.
  3. Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
  4. Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, ‘Marged ferch Ifan (bap. 1696, d. 1793)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 10 Oct 2015

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