Tywyn
Sign in to saveTywyn (; ), formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd, Wales. It was previously in the historic county of Merionethshire. It is famous as the location of the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross with the earliest known example of written Welsh, and the home of the Talyllyn Railway.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
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- Tywyn - 2008-03-18.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Tywyn High Street
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- 150px
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- Flag
- UK place.official_name
- Tywyn
- UK place.population
- 3,264
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
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- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.post_town
- TYWYN
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL36
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01654
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH585004
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- 240pxMap of the community
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History of the name
- History
- Location
- Language and demography
- Transport and tourism
- Other industries
- Facilities and notable features
- Religion
- Sport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Tywyn (; ), formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd, Wales. It was previously in the historic county of Merionethshire. It is famous as the location of the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross with the earliest known example of written Welsh, and the home of the Talyllyn Railway.
==History of the name== The name derives from the Welsh tywyn ('beach, seashore, sand-dune'). The place-name element tywyn is found in many other parts of Wales, most notably Towyn near Abergele and Porth Tywyn (Burry Port).