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Also known as Llangywair, Llangower

Llangywer (or Llangower) is a community near Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, and is located on the south side of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake). In 2011 the population of Llangywer was 260, with 67.2% of them able to speak Welsh.

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  • History and antiquities
  • St Cywair's Church
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Llangywer (or Llangower) is a community near Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, and is located on the south side of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake). In 2011 the population of Llangywer was 260, with 67.2% of them able to speak Welsh.

Notable people from the community include the poet Euros Bowen, who was vicar of St Cywair's Church, which is a Grade II listed building, although it is now empty.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Llangywer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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