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Human settlement in Wales
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
is a
hamlet
and wider, very sparsely populated
community
(which includes
Abergynolwyn
and
Tal-y-llyn
) in the
Meirionnydd
area of
Gwynedd
in
Wales
. It is located in the foothills of
Cadair Idris
, and has a population of 402,
[1]
reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census.
[2]
Nearby is the ruined castle of
Castell y Bere
, a stronghold of the Welsh princes of
Gwynedd
in the 13th century.
History
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In 1800,
Mary Jones
walked barefoot 26 miles (42 km) from the village to
Bala
to buy a
Welsh Bible
.
[3]
This led to the formation of the
British and Foreign Bible Society
.
[4]
Mary Jones World
, a
heritage centre
about her life is located near
Bala
.
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