Eifionydd
| Eifionydd | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 56 ′ N , 4 ° 15 ′ W | ||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||
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Part of the country |
Wales | ||
| Unitary Authority | Gwynedd | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-GWN | ||
Eifionydd [ əiviˈɔnɨð ] is a region in North West Wales and is now in Gwynedd . It is the south-eastern part of the Llŷn Peninsula as far as Pwllheli and the Afon Erch River near Abererch as the border in the west with Llŷn.
General
Eifionydd was a medieval cantref , it roughly coincided with the kingdom of Dunoding. The name is derived from Eifion , the son of King Dunod and grandson of Cunedda Wledig , the founder of the royal dynasty of Gwynedd. The center was Criccieth , earlier the royal seat was probably in Dolbenmaen . Although Eifionydd no longer has any significance as a political administrative unit, the name is still common for this region. In addition to Abererch, Llangybi and Llanystumdwy , it includes nine other localities.
The Welsh poet Robert Williams Parry (1884–1956) describes in his poem Eifionydd the contrast between rural idyll and urban bustle.
Map and picture gallery
Cantrefi of Wales
Afon Erch - border river
View over Eifionydd
Criccieth
