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Dwyran
Sign in to saveDwyran is a village on the island of Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Rhosyr. Population 2011 census was 603. The first prototype Land Rover off-road vehicle was built and tested around Dwyran and Newborough in 1947. Maurice Wilks designer of the Land Rover is buried just outside Dwyran village.
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- Locality
- Dwyran
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 603
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Dwyran
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rhosyr
- Population
- 603
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- Panorama of St Ceinwen's Church, Llangeinwen, Ynys Mon, Wales 07.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dwyran
- P8168
- Gadê County
- OS grid reference
- SH449657
- P12749
- 507
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Dwyran is a village on the island of Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Rhosyr. Population 2011 census was 603. The first prototype Land Rover off-road vehicle was built and tested around Dwyran and Newborough in 1947. Maurice Wilks designer of the Land Rover is buried just outside Dwyran village.
== Notable people == John Jones (1818–1898), a Welsh amateur astronomer, born at Bryngwyn Bach, Dwyran Ren (b. 1990), Welsh singer-songwriter, musician, rapper
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