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'''Llanystumdwy''' ({{IPA-cy|ɬanɪstɪmdʊɨ|}}) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking village, [[community (Wales)|community]] and [[electoral ward]] on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]] in Wales. It lies in the traditional county of [[Caernarfonshire]] but is currently administered as part of the unitary authority of [[Gwynedd]]. It is not regarded as being part of Llŷn, but as belonging instead to the ancient [[commote]] of [[Eifionydd]] on the [[Cardigan Bay]] coast, where it has its own beach. The community includes the villages of [[Chwilog]], [[Afon Wen]], [[Llanarmon, Gwynedd|Llanarmon]], and [[Llangybi, Gwynedd|Llangybi]], plus the hamlets of Rhoslan and Pencaenewydd.
'''Llanystumdwy''' ({{IPA-cy|ɬanəstɪmdʊɨ̯|}}) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking village, [[community (Wales)|community]] and [[electoral ward]] on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]] in Wales. It lies in the traditional county of [[Caernarfonshire]] but is currently administered as part of the unitary authority of [[Gwynedd]]. It is not regarded as being part of Llŷn, but as belonging instead to the ancient [[commote]] of [[Eifionydd]] on the [[Cardigan Bay]] coast, where it has its own beach. The community includes the villages of [[Chwilog]], [[Afon Wen]], [[Llanarmon, Gwynedd|Llanarmon]], and [[Llangybi, Gwynedd|Llangybi]], plus the hamlets of Rhoslan and Pencaenewydd.


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Llanystumdwy
Highgate
Llanystumdwy is located in Gwynedd
Llanystumdwy
Llanystumdwy
Location within Gwynedd
Population2,080 (2011)
OS grid referenceSH473385
Community
  • Llanystumdwy
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRICCIETH
Postcode districtLL52
Post townPWLLHELI
Postcode districtLL53
Dialling code01766
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
52°55′19″N 4°16′16″W / 52.922°N 4.271°W / 52.922; -4.271

Llanystumdwy ([ɬanəstɪmdʊɨ̯]) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking village, community and electoral ward on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales. It lies in the traditional county of Caernarfonshire but is currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. It is not regarded as being part of Llŷn, but as belonging instead to the ancient commote of Eifionydd on the Cardigan Bay coast, where it has its own beach. The community includes the villages of Chwilog, Afon Wen, Llanarmon, and Llangybi, plus the hamlets of Rhoslan and Pencaenewydd.

Description

The village lies between Criccieth and Pwllheli at the point where the A497 crosses the Afon Dwyfor. It had a population of 1,949 in 2001[1] and 2,080 in 2011.[2]

David Lloyd George, the last Liberal Party leader to be British Prime Minister, was brought up in Llanystumdwy and lived there until he was 16. His grave in the village was designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion, across Cardigan Bay, who also designed the village chapel, Capel Moriah. The entrance gate to the memorial carries a slate plaque inscribed by Welsh artist Jonah Jones with a poem by Lloyd George's nephew William George, a former Archdruid of Wales. The art-deco Lloyd George Museum, another of Williams-Ellis' creations, is also in the village and features artefacts from the politician's life, an audio-visual theatre and a Victorian schoolroom. It is also licensed to conduct weddings.

The headquarters of Cadwalader's Ice Cream used to be located in the village at Parc Amaeth. Harlech Food Service, a major employer in the area, now occupies most of the Parc Amaeth enterprise park. A footpath leading past Lloyd George's grave follows a circular riverbank route through the Coed Trefan deciduous woodland. Another circular route leads off from the Wales Coastal Path through the village. The village football team C.P.D Llanystumdwy F.C. play in the Gwynedd League. The local inn, Tafarn y Plu, has been open for 200 years and is associated with the playwright Wil Sam Jones. The electoral ward is represented by a county councillor on Gwynedd Council.

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

Main article: Penarth Fawr

Penarth Fawr is an important medieval hall house just outside the village.[6]

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]

References

  1. ^ Census 2001 Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Community and Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ Lively, Penelope (23 February 2014). "A Writer's House in Wales". The Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ Adams, Tim (1 March 2020). "You're talking to someone at the very end of things". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ Cadw. "Moriah Methodist Chapel, Llanystumdwy (Grade II) (4624)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ^ Cadw. "Penarth-fawr (Grade I) (4359)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ Cadw. "Broom Hall (Grade II*) (21586)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ Cadw. "Broom Hall (PGW(Gd)22(GWY))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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