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Llanwddyn

Llanwddyn

Llanwddyn is a village and community in , , . The community is centred on the reservoir. The original Llanwddyn village, about 2 miles northwest, was submerged when the reservoir was created in the 1880s.
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Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Vyrnwy Dam and St Wddyn’s Church.

Dam
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Memorial
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abertridwr and Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa.

Village
Photo: Bonelli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the historic county of in the north of and close to in the community of Llanwddyn. It lies at the confluence of Nant Tridwr with the Vyrnwy river about 1 mile from the latter's exit from the lake.

Village
Photo: RHYS WILLIAMS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former parish in , now forming a major part of the community of Llanfihangel in , which covers an area of 5,366 hectares. is situated 4 miles east of Llanwddyn.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and community at the confluence of the Afon Eirth and the Afon Tanat at the foot of the Berwyn range in north , . It lies at the foot of the Milltir Cerrig mountain pass on the B4391 road, which runs between and . is situated 5 miles northeast of Llanwddyn.

Llanwddyn

Latitude
52.76073° or 52° 45′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.45901° or 3° 27′ 32″ west
Population
253
Elevation
850 feet (259 metres)
Open location code
9C4RQG6R+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29748152
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643919
Wiki­data ID
Q14702005
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Llanwddyn” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Llanwddyn”
  • Catalan: “Llanwddyn”
  • Cebuano: “Llanwddyn”
  • Chinese: “Llanwddyn”
  • Cornish: “Llanwddyn”
  • French: “Llanwddyn”
  • Irish: “Llanwddyn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Llanwddyn”
  • Persian: “لانودین”
  • Swedish: “Llanwddyn”
  • Welsh: “Llanwddyn”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RSPB Lake Vyrnwy Visitor Centre and Sculpture Garden.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Llanwddyn”. Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.