Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Abergynolwyn
- Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Abergynolwyn
infobox UK place
country = Wales
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static_image_caption=Church of St. Michael
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latitude= 52.6613
longitude= -3.96541
official_name= Llanfihangel-y-pennant
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unitary_wales= Gwynedd
lieutenancy_wales= Gwynedd
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os_grid_reference= SH671088
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OldMapsCounty= :"See also Llanfihangel (disambiguation)."Llanfihangel-y-pennant is a small village near Abergynolwyn in Gwynedd (formerly in Merionethshire), Wales, located in the foothills of Cadair Idris.
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 from the village to Bala to buy a Welsh Bible. This led to the formation of the British and Foreign Bible Society. [cite web
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title = Bala and the Bible
work = Thomas Charles, Ann Griffiths and Mary Jones
publisher = E. Wyn James
date = Autumn 2005
url = http://www.anngriffiths.cardiff.ac.uk/bible.html
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accessdate = 2008-02-26 ]
References
External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3498123 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Abergynolwyn and surrounding area]
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