Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
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Llanfihangel-y-Pennant | |
Church of St Michael St Michael's Church |
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Llanfihangel-y-Pennant shown within Gwynedd
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Population | 339 |
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OS grid reference | SH671088 |
Community | Llanfihangel-y-Pennant |
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 |
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- 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]
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd
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- ↑ http://llanfihangel-y-pennant.org.uk/mary-jones.html
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External links
- Official website for St Michael's, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
- Geograph : Photographs of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant and Abergynolwyn
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