Llandecwyn
| Llandecwyn | |
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 Llandecwyn Church - February 2008 |
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| Llandecwyn shown within Gwynedd | |
| OS grid reference | SH631375 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TALSARNAU |
| Postcode district | LL47 |
| Dialling code | 01766 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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| Welsh Assembly | |
Llandecwyn is a hamlet near Penrhyndeudraeth in Gwynedd, Wales.
The bulk of the population (between 40 and 50 houses) is now located around Cilfor close to the A496 road and served by Llandecwyn railway station, with a cluster of under ten houses around the road junction at Capel Brontecwyn half a mile up the hill to the south-east, and other isolated houses and farms scattered across the hillsides. Formerly, there was a sizeable population closer to the Church in Wales church of Saint Tecwyn and the lakes: Llyn Tecwyn Isaf and Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf. The church now stands alone, three-quarters of a mile due east of Cilfor.
The former parish of Llandecwyn stretched from the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd at Pont Briwet to the hills of the Rhinogs. It included the Bryn Bwbach road from Capel Brontecwyn to Eisingrug, a section of the main A496 road between Llandecwyn and Talsarnau, and a section of the main A496 road between Llandecwyn and Maentwrog. It also included land across the River Dwyryd: the area of Cefn Coch and around Rhiw Goch and the road to Llanfrothen. The former parish is now part of the Bro Ardudwy ministry area, which includes Harlech, a few kilometres to the southwest, and Barmouth.
The church church of Saint Tecwyn lies at an altitude of a little over 150 m, and is the only ancient church in Meirionnydd not on the coast (the present building is Victorian). It is dedicated to Saint Tecwyn and boasts spectacular views over the large Dwyryd estuary to Portmerion. Although not regularly used, the church still holds several services each year. As part of the national Small Pilgrimage Places network, the church marks the end of the pilgrimage route, Saint Tecwyn's Way. This starts at the church of Llanfihangel-y-traethau to the southwest, which has a window depicting the saint coming ashore in his coracle.
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