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'''Llanymawddwy''' is a village in [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]], which is to the north of the larger village of [[Dinas Mawddwy]], on the minor road which connects Dinas Mawddwy to [[Llanuwchllyn]] over [[Bwlch y Groes]]. The most notable building is St. Tydecho Church, where the tradition of singing [[Matins]] endures.
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| community_wales = [[Mawddwy]]
| unitary_wales = [[Gwynedd]]
| lieutenancy_wales =
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Assembly constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]]
| post_town = Machynlleth
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'''Llanymawddwy''' ({{pronunciation|Llanymawddwy.ogg|Welsh pronunciation|help=no}}) is a village in the community of Mawddwy in south-east [[Gwynedd]], Wales, which is to the north of the larger village of [[Dinas Mawddwy]], on the minor road which connects Dinas Mawddwy to [[Llanuwchllyn]] over [[Bwlch y Groes]]. The most notable building is the [[parish church]] dedicated to [[Saint Tydecho]], where the tradition of singing [[Matins]] endures.
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[[Image:Tivedshambo 2007-08-27 Llanymawddwy Church.jpg|thumb|left|St. Tydecho Church]]
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[[Alfred George Edwards]], the the first [[Archbishop]] of the disestablished [[Church in Wales]], was born in Llanymawddwy in [[1848]].


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[[Image:Llanymawddwy Church - 2007-08-27.jpg|thumb|left|St Tydecho Church]]
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[[A. G. Edwards (bishop)|A. G. Edwards]], the first [[Archbishop]] of the disestablished [[Church in Wales]], was born in Llanymawddwy in 1848.


==Folklore==
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According to local tradition, Bryn Hall was once haunted by a [[headless horseman]]. The haunting is said to have ceased after a grave belonging to the Lord's illegitimate child was found near the hall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryn Hall - Mysterious Britain & Ireland |url=http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/wales/gwynedd/hauntings/bryn-hall.html |publisher=Mysterious Britain & Ireland |access-date=20 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821055744/http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/wales/gwynedd/hauntings/bryn-hall.html |archive-date=21 August 2014 }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3497990 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanymawddwy and surrounding area]

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[[Category:Villages in Gwynedd]]
[[Category:Villages in Gwynedd]]
[[Category:Villages in Snowdonia]]
[[Category:Mawddwy]]
[[Category:Headless Horseman]]


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Llanymawddwy is located in Gwynedd
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Location within Gwynedd
OS grid referenceSH902189
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CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMachynlleth
Postcode districtSY20
Dialling code01650
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52°45′25″N 3°37′37″W / 52.757°N 3.627°W / 52.757; -3.627

Llanymawddwy (Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a village in the community of Mawddwy in south-east Gwynedd, Wales, which is to the north of the larger village of Dinas Mawddwy, on the minor road which connects Dinas Mawddwy to Llanuwchllyn over Bwlch y Groes. The most notable building is the parish church dedicated to Saint Tydecho, where the tradition of singing Matins endures.

St Tydecho Church

A. G. Edwards, the first Archbishop of the disestablished Church in Wales, was born in Llanymawddwy in 1848.

Folklore

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According to local tradition, Bryn Hall was once haunted by a headless horseman. The haunting is said to have ceased after a grave belonging to the Lord's illegitimate child was found near the hall.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Bryn Hall - Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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