Llanuwchllyn
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Llanuwchllyn (Welsh: [ɬaˈnɨ̞u̯χɬɨn] ⓘ) is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales.
Llanuwchllyn | |
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Main street in 2007 | |
Location within Gwynedd | |
Area | 116.93 km2 (45.15 sq mi) |
Population | 617 (2011) |
• Density | 5/km2 (13/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SH877299 |
Community |
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Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BALA |
Postcode district | LL23 |
Dialling code | 01678 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
52.855°N 3.666°W / 52.855; -3.666 |
The electoral ward includes the small settlement of Llangywer.
The parish church of St Deiniol is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
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.
The village was the birthplace of Welsh language author and educationalist Owen Morgan Edwards.
Caer Gai, a Roman fort near Llanuwchllyn, was traditionally known as the home of Cei, the character in the Arthurian legend known in English as Sir Kay. Poets of the 15th century recorded a story, ultimately deriving from the Prose Merlin included in the Lancelot-Grail and the Post-Vulgate Cycle, that King Arthur and Cei were brought up at Caer Gai as foster brothers.[2] Caer Gai is also Grade II* listed.[3]