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Penllyn Forest
Penllyn may refer to the following places: United States *Penllyn, a village in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Wales * Penllyn, Gwynedd, a former civil parish in Gwynedd (1894-1974) *Penllyn, Vale of Glamorgan, a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan *Penllyn (cantref) Penllyn (head of the lake i.e. Bala Lake or ) was a medieval cantref originally in the Kingdom of Powys but annexed to the Kingdom of Gwynedd. It consisted of the commotes () of Edeyrnion, Dinmael, and ( signifying 'below' and 'above' the Rive ..., an ancient cantref of Gwynedd See also * Penllyn railway station (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Lower Gwynedd Township ( ) is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,405 at the 2010 census. The township comprises four villages: Gwynedd, Gwynedd Valley, Penllyn, and Spring House. While its postal address is in Ambler, Pennsylvania (19002), it is separate from the Borough of Ambler. Lower Gwynedd Township was founded in 1698. History Gwynedd was founded in 1698 by Welsh Quakers. The township was then split into Lower Gwynedd and Upper Gwynedd in 1891. Gwynedd Hall and the Jacob Kastner Loghouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24.2 km2), of which 9.3 square miles (24.2 km2) is land and 0.11% is water. The township has twenty miles of trails and 120 acres of parkland. Demographics As of the 2010 census, the township was 84.0% White, 6.9% Black or African American, 0.1% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penllyn, Gwynedd
Penllyn is a former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The parish was created in 1894 from the part of Criccieth parish that lay outside the ancient borough. It was abolished in 1934, and divided between Llanystumdwy Llanystumdwy is a predominantly Welsh-speaking village, community and electoral ward on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales. It lies in the traditional county of Caernarfonshire but is currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Gwyned ... and Criccieth. Retrieved 13 January 2010 The area gives its name to a special stage used during the 2013 Wales Rally GB. References |
Penllyn, Vale Of Glamorgan
Penllyn ( cy, Pen-llin) is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located north west of the market town of Cowbridge. As a community it contains the settlements of Llansannor, Pentre Meryrick, Trerhingyll, Ystradowen Ystradowen is a small village twelve miles west of Cardiff, located in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales; its nearest town is Cowbridge which is about three miles to the south. The village was served by Ystradowen railway station between 18 ... and Penllyn itself. Penllyn is home to Penllyn Castle, a 12th-century fortification which, although ruinous, is now adjoined by a castellated mansion originally built in the late 16th century. The smaller hamlet of Graig Penllyn, about north of the main village, is notable for its pub the Barley Mow. Notes {{authority control Villages in the Vale of Glamorgan Communities in the Vale of Glamorgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penllyn (cantref)
Penllyn (head of the lake i.e. Bala Lake or ) was a medieval cantref originally in the Kingdom of Powys but annexed to the Kingdom of Gwynedd. It consisted of the commotes () of Edeyrnion, Dinmael, and ( signifying 'below' and 'above' the River Tryweryn). On the north and west it bordered Gwynedd (the cantrefi of Tegeingl, Rhufoniog, Dunoding and Meirionydd); it bordered the Powys cantrefi of Maelor, Mochnant and Cyfeiliog on the east and south. After the death of Madog ap Maredudd, the last Prince of the whole of Powys, and his eldest son and heir in 1160, the kingdom was divided between his surviving sons Gruffydd Maelor, Owain Fychan and Owain Brogyntyn, his nephew Owain Cyfeiliog and his half-brother Iorwerth Goch. Penllyn was inherited by Owain Brogyntyn; Edeyrnion had been the home of his mother (who was not married to his father) and he may also have been raised there. The military skill and strength of Madog had prevented Gwynedd from asserting hegemony over Powys, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
