Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Cwm Pennant
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- See also LlanfihangelLlanfihangelLlanfihangel can refer to the following places in Wales:*Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire*Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Ceredigion*Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire*Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire...
(disambiguation).
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a small village
Village
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in Gwynedd
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, Wales
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. It is in the community
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of Dolbenmaen
Dolbenmaen
Dolbenmaen is a village and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, located in Eifionydd, of which it was the administrative centre until 1239. The community includes the villages of Bryncir, Cenin, Garndolbenmaen, Golan, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Penmorfa and Pentrefelin, and has a population of...
in Snowdonia
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. The ancient ecclesiastical parish
Parish
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of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is part of the bishopric of Bangor
Bishop of Bangor
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.
It is named after Cwm Pennant, a valley
Valley
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which stretches from north of the villages of Dolbenmaen
Dolbenmaen
Dolbenmaen is a village and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, located in Eifionydd, of which it was the administrative centre until 1239. The community includes the villages of Bryncir, Cenin, Garndolbenmaen, Golan, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Penmorfa and Pentrefelin, and has a population of...
and Golan towards the Drwys y Coed pass, between Moel Hebog
Moel Hebog
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and Crib Nantlle.
The parish church
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is dedicated to Saint Michael; Llanfihangel being the Welsh
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for the church of St. Michaels.