Llangower
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| Llangower Welsh: Llangywer | |
| Merionethshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Cywair | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SH93SW04 |
| Location: | 52°52’34"N, 3°37’42"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 253 (2001) |
| Post town: | Bala |
| Postcode: | LL23 |
| Dialling code: | 01678 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Gwynedd |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
Llangower is a village and parish in Merionethshire on the southern bank of Bala Lake some 2¾ miles south-west of Bala by road. In 2011 the population of Llangower was 253.[1]
Notable people from the parish include the poet Euros Bowen who was vicar of St Cywair Church in the village, which is a Grade II listed building, now empty.[2]
The Bala Lake Railway runs past the village of Llangower.
References
- ↑ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
- ↑ British Listed Buildings wensite; Church of St. Gwawr, Llangywer; accessed 25 September 2014
