Llanuwchllyn (Welsh:[ɬaˈnɨ̞u̯χɬɨn]ⓘ) is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales.
The electoral ward includes the small settlement of Llangywer.
The parish church of St Deiniol is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
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.[2] Caer Gai is also Grade II* listed.[3]
^"Parish Church of St Deiniol, Llanuwchllyn". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^Bromwich, p. 311.
^"Caer Gai, including adjoining forecourt walls to the NE, Llanuwchllyn". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
Llanuwchllyn (Welsh: [ɬaˈnɨ̞u̯χɬɨn] ) is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). It is one of the most...
became part of the network operated by Great Western (GWR). In 1896 Llanuwchllyn was redeveloped with the addition of a passing loop and second platform...
Llanuwchllyn railway station (Welsh: [ɬaˈnɨuχɬɨn] (listen)) in the village of Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth...
which attract large numbers of visitors. Other sizeable villages are Llanuwchllyn at the southwest end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), Dyffryn Ardudwy, Corris...
3-mile (4.8 km) narrow gauge Bala Lake Railway, between the town and Llanuwchllyn (whose name means "church ['llan'] above ['uwch'] the lake ['llyn']")...
Edwards. Owen Edwards was born in Llanuwchllyn near Bala, the eldest son of Owen and Beti Edwards of Coed y Pry, Llanuwchllyn. His father died 27th March 1895...
artefacts at the National Museum of Wales Owen Morgan Edwards describes his experience of the Welsh Not in school in Llanuwchllyn in his book Clych Atgof....
Carndochan Castle (Welsh: Castell Carndochan) is a ruined stone castle near Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, north Wales. It was probably built in the early thirteenth...
mountain are Dinas Mawddwy to the south, Llanymawddwy to the southeast, Llanuwchllyn on the shores of Bala Lake to the north, and Rhydymain to the west. The...
Orange. The type specimen was collected by the author north-west of Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth, where it was found growing on an unshaded rock in a stream...
Llanrug". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 20 October 2022. "Election results for Llanuwchllyn". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 20 October 2022. "Election results for Llanwnda"...
higher. It lies on minor roads linking Dinas Mawddwy (via Llanymawddwy), Llanuwchllyn and Lake Vyrnwy. The view from the pass encompasses the plain of the...
Llanfachreth, Merionethshire. He became a member of the Old Chapel, Llanuwchllyn, at an early age, and became a student at the Wrexham Academy in 1803...
Denbighshire A494 near Bala, Gwynedd B4402 A494 B4391 B4403 A494 at Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd B4391 near Bala, Gwynedd Runs along the eastern side of Bala...
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