Capel Celyn
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Capel Celyn was a rural community to the northwest of Bala in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Afon Tryweryn valley. The village and other parts of the valley were flooded in the Tryweryn flooding of 1965 to create a reservoir, Llyn Celyn, in order to supply Liverpool and Wirral with water for industry.[1] At the time the village was one of the few remaining Welsh-only speaking communities.[2]
For the controversial flooding of the Tryweryn Valley including Capel Celyn, see Tryweryn flooding.
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Capel Celyn | |
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Tree stumps at Capel Celyn in 2006, exposed by low water level of reservoir | |
Location within Gwynedd | |
Population | 0 |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BALA |
Postcode district | LL23 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
52°57′10″N 3°42′43″W |
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