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[[File:Llanuwchllyn.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Main street in 2007]]
[[File:Llanuwchllyn.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Main street in 2007]]
[[File:Eglwys Sant Deiniol Llanuwchllyn, ger y Bala Gwynedd, Cymru Wales 07.JPG|thumb|190px|St Deiniol's Church]]
[[File:Eglwys Sant Deiniol Llanuwchllyn, ger y Bala Gwynedd, Cymru Wales 07.JPG|thumb|190px|St Deiniol's Church]]
'''Llanuwchllyn''' is a village and [[Community (Wales)|community]] 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://web.archive.org/web/20041112091110/www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk/download.php/pID=5210.4 Welsh-speaking statistics] Welsh Language Board</ref>
'''Llanuwchllyn''' is a village and [[Community (Wales)|community]] 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://web.archive.org/web/20041112091110/www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk/download.php/pID=5210.4 Welsh-speaking statistics] Welsh Language Board</ref> The figures for the 2011 census were:population 617:welsh speakers 82%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11125989&c=LL23+7NA&d=16&e=61&g=6489116&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1431868731559&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2501|title=Community population 2011 plus percentage of welsh speakers|accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref>


The parish church of St Deiniol is a grade II* listed building. <ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-24688-parish-church-of-st-deiniol-llanuwchllyn|title= Parish Church of St Deiniol, Llanuwchllyn|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 17 December 2013}} </ref>
The parish church of St Deiniol is a grade II* listed building. <ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-24688-parish-church-of-st-deiniol-llanuwchllyn|title= Parish Church of St Deiniol, Llanuwchllyn|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 17 December 2013}} </ref>
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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. 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>Bromwich, p. 311.</ref> Caer gai is also grade II* listed. <ref> {{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-4683-caer-gai-including-adjoining-forecourt-wal|title= Caer Gai, including adjoining forecourt walls to the NE, Llanuwchllyn|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 17 December 2013}} </ref>
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. 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>Bromwich, p. 311.</ref> Caer gai is also grade II* listed. <ref> {{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-4683-caer-gai-including-adjoining-forecourt-wal|title= Caer Gai, including adjoining forecourt walls to the NE, Llanuwchllyn|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 17 December 2013}} </ref>

==Governance==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the smae name exists. This ward also includes the community of [[Llangywer]] with atotal population taken at the 2011 census of 877.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llanuwchllyn-w05000084#sthash.MMpN28YO.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 13:30, 17 May 2015

Main street in 2007
St Deiniol's Church

Llanuwchllyn is a village and community 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] The figures for the 2011 census were:population 617:welsh speakers 82%.[3]

The parish church of St Deiniol is a grade II* listed building. [4]

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.[5] Caer gai is also grade II* listed. [6]

Governance

An electoral ward in the smae name exists. This ward also includes the community of Llangywer with atotal population taken at the 2011 census of 877.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Llanuwchllyn Census 2001 National Office of Statistics
  2. ^ Welsh-speaking statistics Welsh Language Board
  3. ^ "Community population 2011 plus percentage of welsh speakers". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Parish Church of St Deiniol, Llanuwchllyn". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ Bromwich, p. 311.
  6. ^ "Caer Gai, including adjoining forecourt walls to the NE, Llanuwchllyn". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 May 2015.

References

52°51.3′N 3°40′W / 52.8550°N 3.667°W / 52.8550; -3.667

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