Dwygyfylchi
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Dwygyfylchi is a village in north Wales
. It lies within Conwy County Borough. The ward of Dwygyfylchi contains the nearby settlement of Penmaenmawr
and has a population of 3,857. The name Dwygyfylchi means the meeting of the two semi circles, referring to the two promentories of Penmaen Bach and Penmaen Mawr. Half a mile to the south-east of the main village lies the original settlement of Capelulo, close to the picturesque Sychnant Pass
. The Pen Sychnant birdwatching and nature reserve is nearby.
Approximately half of Dwygyfylchi forms the most northern tip of the Snowdonia National Park.
In 1851, in additon to the parish church, with a congregation of 80 and 20 scholars, the village had also a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, at Penmaenmawr (erected 1841), Pen y cae Chappel (Welsh Calvinistic Methodist erected 1818, rebuilt 1840) and the Horeb Nonconformist (Independent) chapel (erected 1813).
In 1868 the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland noted: "In this neighbourhood are a great number of antiquities, consisting of cromlechs and single upright stones, the remains of a British camp, with ditches and ramparts, &c."
The Church in Wales
parish church
is dedicated to St Gwynin and was built between 1888 and 1889.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1826676
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It lies within Conwy County Borough. The ward of Dwygyfylchi contains the nearby settlement of Penmaenmawr
Penmaenmawr
PenmaenmawrConwyPenmaenmawr is a town in the parish of Dwygyfylchi, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The population was 3857 in 2001. It is a quarrying town, though the latter is no longer a major employer, on the North Wales coast between Conwy and Llanfairfechan.The town was bypassed by the A55...
and has a population of 3,857. The name Dwygyfylchi means the meeting of the two semi circles, referring to the two promentories of Penmaen Bach and Penmaen Mawr. Half a mile to the south-east of the main village lies the original settlement of Capelulo, close to the picturesque Sychnant Pass
Sychnant Pass
Sychnant Pass in Conwy County Borough, Wales, links Conwy to Penmaenmawr via Dwygyfylchi. Much of the pass is in Snowdonia National Park, and a large area of land within it has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.Before the coming of the railroad to the north Wales coast, the...
. The Pen Sychnant birdwatching and nature reserve is nearby.
Approximately half of Dwygyfylchi forms the most northern tip of the Snowdonia National Park.
In 1851, in additon to the parish church, with a congregation of 80 and 20 scholars, the village had also a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, at Penmaenmawr (erected 1841), Pen y cae Chappel (Welsh Calvinistic Methodist erected 1818, rebuilt 1840) and the Horeb Nonconformist (Independent) chapel (erected 1813).
In 1868 the National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland noted: "In this neighbourhood are a great number of antiquities, consisting of cromlechs and single upright stones, the remains of a British camp, with ditches and ramparts, &c."
The Church in Wales
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales is the Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.As with the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Wales serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The current archbishop is Barry Morgan, the Bishop of Llandaff.In contrast to the...
parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
is dedicated to St Gwynin and was built between 1888 and 1889.http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1826676