Llanymawddwy () is a village in

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, Wales, which is to the north of the larger village of

Dinas Mawddwy Dinas Mawddwy () is a village in the community of Mawddwy in south-east Gwynedd, north Wales. It lies within the Snowdonia National Park, but just to the east of the main A470, and consequently many visitors pass the village by. Its population ...

, on the minor road which connects Dinas Mawddwy to Llanuwchllyn over Bwlch y Groes. The most notable building is the

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dedicated to

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, where the tradition of singing

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endures.

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, the first

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of the disestablished

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, was born in Llanymawddwy in 1848. According to local tradition, Bryn Hall was once haunted by a

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. The haunting is said to have ceased after a grave belonging to the Lord's illegitimate child was found near the hall.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanymawddwy and surrounding area
Villages in Gwynedd Villages in Snowdonia Mawddwy {{Gwynedd-geo-stub