Botwnnog is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.8490°, -4.5840°.

Historic churches · North Wales

Botwnnog

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h

Botwnnog is a village and community in Gwynedd in Wales, located on the Llŷn Peninsula 4 mi (6 km) west-northwest of Abersoch. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It had a population of 955 in 2001, increasing to 996 at the 2011 Census. The community covers around 34 square kilometres (13.2 sq mi). It lies between Mynytho and Sarn Meyllteyrn (which is in the community), has two schools and a doctors' surgery, Meddygfa Rhydbach. The artist Moses Griffith (1749–1819) was born in Botwnnog and attended Ysgol Botwnnog. His watercolour Bottwnog church & free school is in the collection of the National Library of Wales. Welsh band Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog come from the small settlement of Rhos Botwnnog. The community also includes the hamlets of Bryncroes and Llandegwning.

Photo gallery

From the Wikipedia article

It lies between Mynytho and Sarn Meyllteyrn (which is in the community), has two schools and a doctors' surgery, Meddygfa Rhydbach. The artist Moses Griffith (1749–1819) was born in Botwnnog and attended Ysgol Botwnnog. His watercolour Bottwnog church & free school is in the collection of the National Library of Wales. Welsh band Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog come from the small settlement of Rhos Botwnnog. The community also includes the hamlets of Bryncroes and Llandegwning.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates: 52.8490, -4.5840
Official site: www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk

Sources

wikipedia: Botwnnog (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Other places nearby

Loading nearby places…

Nearby

Afon Soch at Pont Rhyd Goch - geograph.org.uk - 614656

📷 5

Historic bridges · North Wales

Pont Rhyd-goch

Pont Rhyd-goch — Grade II listed building-listed bridge in wales-north, United Kingdom.

Eglwys Llandygwnning - geograph.org.uk - 2103407

📷 5

Historic churches · North Wales

Church of St Gwyninin

Church of St Gwyninin — Grade II listed building-listed church in wales-north, United Kingdom.

Sundial on the pepper pot steeple of the haunted Llandygwnning Church - geograph.org.uk - 2109676

📷 5

Historic churches · North Wales

Llandegwning

Llandegwning () is a village and former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The parish was abolished in 1934, and incorporated into Botwnnog.