Llanycil
| Llanycil | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Llanycil Llanycil shown within Gwynedd | |
| Population | 416 |
| OS grid reference | SH93SW29 |
| • Cardiff | 99.9 mi (160.8 km) |
| • London | 176.2 mi (283.6 km) |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Y Bala |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
Llanycil is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, near Bala, and is 99.9 miles (160.7km) from Cardiff and 176.2 miles (283.6km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Llanycil was 416 with 80.4% of them able to speak Welsh.[3]
Thomas Charles (1755-1814) of Bala, the Calvinistic Methodist minister and founder of the British and Foreign Bible Society, is buried in the village churchyard.[4]
References
- ↑ Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
- ↑ Google Maps (Map). Google.
- ↑ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 11. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 166. ISBN 0-19-861361-X. Article by Edwin Welch.
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