Llanycil is a

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in the county of

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, near Bala; it is 99.9 miles (160.7 km) from Cardiff and 176.2 miles (283.6 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Llanycil was 416, with 80.4% able to speak Welsh. The community includes the small settlements of Parc, Rhyd-uchaf and Llidiardau. It is a very sparsely populated community covering about 83 square kilometres. The mountain

Arenig Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, close to Llyn Celyn reservoir, alongside the A4212 road, A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala, Gwynedd, Bala. Location Arenig Fawr is the highest member of the Arenigs, Arenig range, with , a smaller nei ...

is within the community. The former church in the community was dedicated to Saint Beuno and now houses the Mary Jones World heritage centre.

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(1755–1814) of Bala, the

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minister and founder of the

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, is buried in the village churchyard.Article by Edwin Welch. The hamlet of Parc is known for the branch of the

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which in 1967 broke away when the movement began to insist on the English language, and founded Merched y Wawr, which uses solely Welsh.

Notable people

* Betsi Cadwaladr (1789–1860), a Welsh nurse who nursed in the

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alongside

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* Communities in Gwynedd {{Gwynedd-geo-stub

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