Penmachno

Penmachno

Penmachno is a village in the isolated upland valley of Cwm Penmachno, 4 miles south of Betws-y-Coed in the county of Conwy, north Wales.

It is renowned as the home of Bishop William Morgan (1545 - 1604), who lived at Tŷ Mawr, Y Wybrnant, near the village. He was one of the leading scholars of his day, having mastered Hebrew in addition to Latin and Greek. He was the first to translate the Bible in its entirety into Welsh.

The parish church of Saint Tudclud, although not ancient itself, contains five important Early Christian inscribed stone slabs dating from the 5th century or 6th century, notably one commemorating Cantiorix as a citizen and magistrate of Gwynedd.

A world-class mountain bike track is under development on the nearby forested slopes. When completed it will be 32 km long. [http://www.moredirt.co.uk/trail_info.php?id=148]

External links

* [http://www.penmachno.tk Penmachno.tk, a tourism site for the village]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3489212 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Penmachno and surrounding area]


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