Llanddeiniolen
Llanddeiniolen (; ) is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is from Cardiff and from London. It comprises the hamlet also called Llanddeiniolen, and the villages of Deiniolen, Bethel, Dinorwig, Rhiwlas, Brynrefail and Penisarwaun. It is the third-largest community by population in Gwynedd, with 5072 people in the 2011 census. Also in the community is the dispersed settlement of Fachwen, located on the north shore of Llyn Padarn. The name derives from the Welsh saint Deiniol, first bishop of Bangor (who died 572 or 584) or from his son, saint Deiniolen (also known as saint Deiniol F
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Llanddeiniolen
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 41.03
- UK place.static_image
- Llanddeiniolen - geograph.org.uk - 227602.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Llanddeiniolen, from Pen Dinas Hill
- UK place.cardiff_distance_mi
- 124.4
- UK place.cardiff_distance_km
- 200.2
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 206.0
- UK place.london_distance_km
- 331.5
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.community_wales
- Llanddeiniolen
- UK place.post_town
- CAERNARFON
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Castell
- Dinas Dinorwig
- See also
- References
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Llanddeiniolen (; ) is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is from Cardiff and from London. It comprises the hamlet also called Llanddeiniolen, and the villages of Deiniolen, Bethel, Dinorwig, Rhiwlas, Brynrefail and Penisarwaun. It is the third-largest community by population in Gwynedd, with 5072 people in the 2011 census. Also in the community is the dispersed settlement of Fachwen, located on the north shore of Llyn Padarn. The name derives from the Welsh saint Deiniol, first bishop of Bangor (who died 572 or 584) or from his son, saint Deiniolen (also known as saint Deiniol Fab).
==Castell== Castell Llanddeiniolen, some 900m west of Rhiwlas, is a hill of glacial drift whose sides have been dug away to give a steeper slope. It has been identified as a Norman motte but is not a typical one. It may be a medieval ringwork – approximately, a motte and bailey without a motte – but may also be a small Iron Age fort.