Llanwddyn

Llanwddyn is a village and former parish in the north-west of Powys, Wales. It was in the historic county of Montgomeryshire.^[1] The village gets its name from a saint named Wddyn.^[2]

The original village was destroyed by the creation of Lake Vyrnwy in the 1880s.^[2] The village now exists just below the dam.^[3]

The village is in decline. The school closed in 2009, and their football team had to fold in 2019 as they didn't have enough players. There is also a decrease in Welsh speakers.^[4]

[1] ttps://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MGY/Llanwddyn

[lake-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://www.lake-vyrnwy.com/history.html

[3] ttp://www.abandonedcommunities.co.uk/page32.html

[4] ttps://nation.cymru/culture/letter-from-llyn-llanwddyn/

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