Llanelltyd

Llanelltyd is a small village and community in Gwynedd, to the northwest of Dolgellau. The community population taken at the 2011 Census was 514, 57.4% of which speak Welsh.^[1]

Llanelltyd
Pont Wnin and the centre of the village
Llanelltyd Location within Gwynedd
Area	43.09 km2 (16.64 sq mi)
Population	514 (2011)
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SH714194
Community	Llanelltyd
Principal area	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOLGELLAU
Postcode district	LL40
Dialling code	01341
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52.757°N 3.905°W / 52.757; -3.905

It is home to the 12th-century Cymer Abbey, a grade I listed building.^[2] St Illtyd's church, one of the oldest parish churches in Wales, is a grade II* listed building.^[3]

The small settlement of Bontddu is in the community. The village itself has a population of around 300.^[4]

Notable people born in Llanelltyd

• William Owen (1825–1894), Wisconsin State Assemblyman

References

1. "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
2. "Cymer Abbey, a 470 (N Side), Cymer Abbey, Llanelltyd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
3. "Parish Church of St Illtyd including churchyard walls and gatepiers, Llanelltyd". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
4. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Llanelltyd population (W00000289)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

External links

Media related to Llanelltyd at Wikimedia Commons