Tal-y-llyn

Tal-y-llyn, or Talyllyn, is a small hamlet and former parish in the community of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant in Gwynedd, Wales, situated at the end of Tal-y-llyn Lake close to the village of Abergynolwyn.

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Type: Locality
Description: village in Gwynedd, Wales
Also known as: “Tal-y-llyn, Gwynedd” and “Talyllyn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Graig Goch.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Graig Goch

Peak

Photo: alan fairweather, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Graig Goch is a 586m high hill in the Gwynedd area in Wales and lying within Snowdonia National Park. The hill falls within the communities of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant and Corris, the summit being located in the former.

Tal-y-llyn Lake

Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tal-y-llyn Lake, also known as Talyllyn Lake and Llyn Myngul, is a large glacial ribbon lake in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is formed by a post-glacial massive landslip damming up the lake within the glaciated valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corris Uchaf and Llanfihangel-y-Pennant.

Corris Uchaf

Village

Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Corris Uchaf, also known as Upper Corris, is a village in the south of Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The slate quarries that surround Corris Uchaf are its most prominent feature. It lies about 1.5 miles north of Corris. Corris Uchaf is situated 2 miles east of Tal-y-llyn.

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

Village

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a hamlet and wider, very sparsely populated community in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. It is located in the foothills of Cadair Idris, and has a population of 402, reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census. Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is situated 2½ miles west of Tal-y-llyn.

Abergynolwyn

Village

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abergynolwyn is a village in southern Gwynedd, Wales, located at the confluence of the Nant Gwernol and the Afon Dysynni. The population of the community which is named after the village of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant was 339 at the 2011 census. Abergynolwyn is situated 2½ miles southwest of Tal-y-llyn.

Tal-y-llyn

Category: village
Location: Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.66605° or 52° 39′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.91109° or 3° 54′ 40″ west

Elevation

285 feet (87 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB TAN

Open location code

9C4RM38Q+CH

GeoNames ID

2636286

Wikidata ID

Q7678684

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Tal-y-llyn” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Tal-y-llyn”
French: “Tal-y-llyn”
Welsh: “Tal-y-llyn”

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