Llanelltyd
52°45′25″N 3°54′18″W / 52.757°N 3.905°W
Map of the community
Map of the community
Llanelltyd is a small village and community in Gwynedd, to the northwest of Dolgellau. The community population taken at the 2011 Census was 514, 57.4% of which speak Welsh.
It is home to the 12th-century Cymer Abbey, a grade I listed building. St Illtyd's church, one of the oldest parish churches in Wales, is a grade II* listed building.
The small settlement of Bontddu is in the community. The village itself has a population of around 300.
Notable people born in Llanelltyd
- William Owen (1825–1894), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
References
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Cymer Abbey, a 470 (N Side), Cymer Abbey, Llanelltyd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Parish Church of St Illtyd including churchyard walls and gatepiers, Llanelltyd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Llanelltyd population (W00000289)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
External links
Media related to Llanelltyd at Wikimedia Commons
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