Llanfihangel-y-Pennant explained

Country:Wales
Static Image Name:Llanfihangel-y-Pennant Church.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Michael's Church
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Constituency Westminster:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Coordinates:52.661°N -3.965°W
Official Name:Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
Area Total Km2:77.5
Population:339
Population Ref:(2011)
Unitary Wales:Gwynedd
Community Wales:Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
Lieutenancy Wales:Gwynedd
Post Town:TYWYN
Postcode District:LL36
Postcode Area:LL
Dial Code:01654
Os Grid Reference:SH671088

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a hamlet and wider, very sparsely populated community (which includes Abergynolwyn and Tal-y-llyn) 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 barefoot from the village to Bala to buy a Welsh Bible.[3] This led to the formation of the British and Foreign Bible Society.[4] Mary Jones World, a heritage centre about her life is located near Bala.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd
  2. Web site: Community population 2011. 14 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Mary Jones St Michael's, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728013153/http://llanfihangel-y-pennant.org.uk/mary-jones.html. 2014-07-28.
  4. Web site: Bala and the Bible . Thomas Charles, Ann Griffiths and Mary Jones . E. Wyn James . Autumn 2005 . 2008-02-26 .