Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

St Michael's Church
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant shown within Gwynedd
Population 339 (2011)
OS grid reference SH671088
Community
  • Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
Principal area
Ceremonial county
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
UK Parliament
Welsh Assembly

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a small village and wider 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

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ http://llanfihangel-y-pennant.org.uk/mary-jones.html
  4. ↑ "Bala and the Bible". Thomas Charles, Ann Griffiths and Mary Jones. E. Wyn James. Autumn 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-26.


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