Llanystumdwy
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Llanystumdwy | |
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Highgate | |
Location within Gwynedd | |
Population | 2,080 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SH473385 |
Community |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CRICCIETH |
Postcode district | LL52 |
Post town | PWLLHELI |
Postcode district | LL53 |
Dialling code | 01766 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llanystumdwy (Welsh pronunciation:
Description
The village lies between
The headquarters of
The historian and writer Jan Morris lived in Llanystumdwy for over 50 years until her death in November 2020, first at her ancestral home Plas Trefan, and latterly in a converted stable block, Trefan Morys, in the grounds.[3][4]
Notable buildings
The village of stone houses is largely an architectural conservation area that has several listed buildings.
Tŷ Newydd
Lloyd George's former residence Tŷ Newydd – now home to the National Writing Centre of Wales – and his childhood home of Highgate, which forms part of the Lloyd George Museum are both listed.
Bridge and other buildings
The three-arched bridge (over the Afon Dwyfor) in the centre of the village dates from the late 17th or early 18th century and is Grade II listed. Often mistaken for Bont Fechan, which stands a mile away by a garden centre of the same name, it is claimed that the initials D LL G carved clearly into the downstream bridge parapet are the work of David Lloyd George himself. Ysgol Llanystumdwy, the village school where Lloyd George received all of his education (he never attended college or university) is still offering primary education to 4–11 year olds, run as a Welsh-medium school under the auspices of the Church in Wales.
A low-strung former terrace of cottages known as Lon Singrig is now one dwelling. Other buildings of note include the Tafarn y Plu (also known in English as "The Feathers"), the institute or village hall known as Neuadd y Pentref, which was financed by Lloyd George with compensation he received having won a libel case, the 19th century St John's Church, and the Moriah Methodist Chapel.[5]
Penarth-fawr
Penarth Fawr is an important
Broom Hall
Broom Hall is an 18th century Grade II* listed house,[7] set in parkland which is designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[8]
Gallery
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Grave of David Lloyd George just outside the village
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Tŷ Newydd, the National Writing Centre of Wales
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Capel Moriah
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Penarth-fawr
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Gates to Broom Hall
References
- ^ Census 2001 Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Community and Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Lively, Penelope (23 February 2014). "A Writer's House in Wales". The Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Adams, Tim (1 March 2020). "You're talking to someone at the very end of things". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
External links
- Church details
- Map sources for Llanystumdwy