Llanuwchllyn

Llanuwchllyn

Llanuwchllyn is a village in Gwynedd, north Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). Its population in the United Kingdom Census 2001 was 834 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;jsessionid=ac1f930bce66c7fa0c1702242f79e11cbecaf424426.e38PbNqOa3qRe34Pc38RbhyTbx50n6jAmljGr5XDqQLvpAe?a=0&b=5939542&c=LL23+7ES&d=14&e=13&g=413430&i=1x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1197735874343&enc=1&dsFamilyId=67&bhcp=1 Llanuwchllyn Census 2001] National Office of Statistics] , of which approximately 81% were Welsh-speaking. [ [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:z1SZeq6JAeoJ:www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk/download.php/pID%3D5210.4+Llanuwchllyn+81%25&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1 Welsh-speaking statistics] Welsh Language Board]

Llanuwchllyn railway station is the headquarters of the narrow gauge Bala Lake Railway, centred on the former Great Western Railway station on the standard-gauge line from Ruabon to Barmouth.

It was the birthplace of Welsh language author and educationalist Owen Morgan Edwards.

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External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3498019 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanuwchllyn and surrounding area]


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