Llanwddyn

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Llanwddyn is a small village in Powys, Wales, best known for its relocation during the late 19th century to make way for the creation of Lake Vyrnwy reservoir.

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Label Occurrences
Llanwddyn canonical 2
old village of Llanwddyn 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
country Wales
hasAttraction Lake Vyrnwy
Vyrnwy Dam
surface form: Lake Vyrnwy dam

birdwatching sites
walking trails
hasCategory Communities in Powys
Populated places flooded by reservoirs
Villages in Powys
hasCivilParishStatus yes
hasCountrySubdivision Powys
hasEconomicActivity tourism
hasFeature proximity to Lake Vyrnwy dam
rural setting
hasHistoricalEvent construction of Lake Vyrnwy dam
demolition and flooding of original village site
hasLanguage English
Welsh
hasLieutenancyArea Powys
hasNearbyProtectedArea Lake Vyrnwy
surface form: Lake Vyrnwy nature reserve
hasOriginalSiteStatus submerged under Lake Vyrnwy
hasPostTown Oswestry
hasPrincipalArea Powys
hasRecreationalActivity cycling around Lake Vyrnwy
fishing on Lake Vyrnwy
hiking in surrounding hills
hasReligiousBuilding church
hasRelocatedVillage present-day Llanwddyn above reservoir
hasRelocationReason water supply for Liverpool
hasScenicCharacter upland reservoir landscape
hasTourismInfrastructure visitor facilities near Lake Vyrnwy
hasTransport local roads
hasUnitaryAuthority Powys
knownFor relocation to allow construction of Lake Vyrnwy reservoir
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Powys
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
locatedInHistoricCounty Montgomeryshire
locatedInRegion Mid Wales
locatedOnWatercourse Afon Efyrnwy
near Lake Vyrnwy
relocatedForPurpose creation of Lake Vyrnwy
relocatedInPeriod late 19th century

Referenced by (3)

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River Vyrnwy flowsNear Llanwddyn
Lake Vyrnwy hasNearbySettlement Llanwddyn
Lake Vyrnwy submerged Llanwddyn
this entity surface form: old village of Llanwddyn