Llanelltyd
Llanelltyd (Welsh: 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.[1]
Llanelltyd
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 Pont Wnion and the centre of the village | |
  Llanelltyd Location within Gwynedd | |
| Area | 43.09 km2 (16.64 sq mi) |
| Population | 514 (2011) |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SH714194 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DOLGELLAU |
| Postcode district | LL40 |
| Dialling code | 01341 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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It is home to the 12th-century Cymer Abbey, a grade I listed building.[2] St Illtyd's church, one of the oldest parish churches in Wales, is a grade II* listed building.[3]
The small settlement of Bontddu is in the community.
Notable people born in Llanelltyd
- Evan Evans (1765–1844), textile scientist
- William Owen, 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.
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