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'''Llanuwchllyn''' is a village in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]], near the southern end of [[Bala Lake]] (Llyn Tegid). Its population according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]] was 834,<ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;jsessionid=ac1f930bce66c7fa0c1702242f79e11cbecaf424426.e38PbNqOa3qRe34Pc38RbhyTbx50n6jAmljGr5XDqQLvpAe?a=0&b=5939542&c=LL23+7ES&d=14&e=13&g=413430&i=1x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1197735874343&enc=1&dsFamilyId=67&bhcp=1 Llanuwchllyn Census 2001] National Office of Statistics</ref> of whom about 81% were [[Welsh language|Welsh-speaking]].<ref>[http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:z1SZeq6JAeoJ:www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk/download.php/pID%3D5210.4+Llanuwchllyn+81%25&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1 Welsh-speaking statistics] Welsh Language Board</ref> |
'''Llanuwchllyn''' is a village in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]], near the southern end of [[Bala Lake]] (Llyn Tegid). Its population according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]] was 834,<ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;jsessionid=ac1f930bce66c7fa0c1702242f79e11cbecaf424426.e38PbNqOa3qRe34Pc38RbhyTbx50n6jAmljGr5XDqQLvpAe?a=0&b=5939542&c=LL23+7ES&d=14&e=13&g=413430&i=1x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1197735874343&enc=1&dsFamilyId=67&bhcp=1 Llanuwchllyn Census 2001] National Office of Statistics</ref> of whom about 81% were [[Welsh language|Welsh-speaking]].<ref>[http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:z1SZeq6JAeoJ:www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk/download.php/pID%3D5210.4+Llanuwchllyn+81%25&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1 Welsh-speaking statistics] Welsh Language Board</ref> |
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[[Llanuwchllyn railway station]] is the headquarters of the [[narrow gauge railway|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 [[Sir Kay|Cei]], the character in the [[Arthurian legend]] known in English as Sir Kay.<ref name=Bromwich>Bromwich, p. 311.</ref> 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.<ref name=Bromwich/> |
[[Llanuwchllyn railway station]] is the headquarters of the [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] [[Bala Lake Railway]], centred on the former [[Great Western Railway]] station on the standard-gauge line from [[Ruabon]] to [[Barmouth]]. |
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The village was the birthplace of Welsh language author and educationalist [[Owen Morgan Edwards]]. |
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Caer-gai, a Roman fort near Llanuwchllyn, was traditionally known as the home of [[Sir Kay|Cei]], the character in the [[Arthurian legend]] known in English as Sir Kay.<ref name=Bromwich>Bromwich, p. 311.</ref> 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.<ref name=Bromwich/> |
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Revision as of 08:40, 4 June 2013
Llanuwchllyn is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). Its population according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 was 834,[1] of whom about 81% were Welsh-speaking.[2]
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.[3] 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.[3]
Notes
- ^ Llanuwchllyn Census 2001 National Office of Statistics
- ^ Welsh-speaking statistics Welsh Language Board
- ^ a b Bromwich, p. 311.
References
- Bromwich, Rachel (2006). Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain. University Of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-1386-8.
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