Historic churches · Mid Wales
Mawddwy
Mawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 622 with 59.5% of them a
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Mawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 622 with 59.5% of them able to speak Welsh. It is one of the largest and most sparsely populated communities in Wales.
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Mawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 622 with 59.5% of them able to speak Welsh. It is one of the largest and most sparsely populated communities in Wales.
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Background
History
Mawddwy was a medieval commote in the cantref of Cynan of the Kingdom of Powys. Cynan also contained the commote of Cyfeiliog. Other sources refer to Cyfeiliog as a cantref in its own right, possibly as a result of Cynan being renamed for the largest commote within it. The town of Dinas Mawddwy and villages of Mallwyd, Aberangell, and Llanymawddwy are within the community of Mawddwy. It is a very hilly region stretching across the pass of Bwlch y Groes, from Llyn Tegid to Cadair Idris. The rocks date back to the Cambrian Period and slate, silver and lead In the cantref of Cynan, lies the village of Mallwyd, "delightfully situated between the salient angles of three abrupt mountains", near…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7181, -3.6926
- District
- Gwynedd
- Parish
- Mawddwy
- Postcode
- SY20 9LL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Sources
- wikipedia: Mawddwy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mawddwy?
- Mawddwy is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY20 9LL), in the parish of Mawddwy.
- What is Mawddwy?
- Mawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 622 with 59.5% of them a
- How do I get to Mawddwy?
- Drivers can use postcode SY20 9LL.
- Is Mawddwy free to visit?
- Yes, Mawddwy is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mawddwy?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY20 9LL. It sits within the Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency.