Capel Celyn was a rural community to the northwest of
Bala
Bala may refer to:
Places
India
*Bala, India, a village in Allahabad, India
* Bala, Ahor, a village in the Jalore district of Rajasthan
* Bala, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Romania
* Bala, Mehedinți, a commune in Mehedinţi ...
in
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...
,
Wales, in the
Afon Tryweryn valley. The village and other parts of the valley were
flooded in 1965 to create a
reservoir,
Llyn Celyn, in order to supply
Liverpool and
Wirral with water for industry.
At the time the village was one of the few remaining that were Welsh speaking.
The flooding of the village was controversial as Liverpool City Council did not require planning consent from the local Welsh authorities as the reservoir was approved via an Act of Parliament.
[ As a consequence there was no local debate on the proposal.][
]
Etymology
is Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
for chapel, while is Welsh for holly.
Flooding
When the valley was flooded in 1965, the village and its buildings, including the post office, the school, and a chapel with cemetery, were all lost. Twelve houses and farms were submerged, and 48 people of the 67 who lived in the valley lost their homes.
References
Villages in Gwynedd
Villages in Snowdonia
Forcibly depopulated communities in Wales
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