Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

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Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
Merionethshire
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant Church.jpg
Church of St Michael
Location
Grid reference: SH671088
Location: 52°39’41"N, 3°57’55"W
Data
Population: 402  (2001)
Post town: Tywyn
Postcode: LL36
Dialling code: 01654
Local Government
Council: Gwynedd
Parliamentary
constituency:
Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a small village and parish, which includes Abergynolwyn, in southern Merionethshire. It is located in the foothills of Cadair Idris, and has a population of 402.[1]

Nearby is the ruined castle of Castell y Bere, a stronghold of the princes of Gwynedd in the 13th century.

History

In 1800, Mary Jones walked 26 miles from the village to Bala to buy a Welsh Bible.[2] This led to the formation of the British and Foreign Bible Society.[3]

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