Bryncroes is a

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and former

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Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...

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, and lies on the

Llŷn Peninsula The Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn or , ) extends into the Irish Sea from North West Wales, south west of the Isle of Anglesey. It is part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and historic region and local authority area of Gwynedd. Mu ...

approximately 2 km west of

Sarn Meyllteyrn Sarn Meyllteyrn is a village and former civil parish (known at the time as ''Mellteyrn'') in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is in the west of the Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn), 8.4 miles (13.5 km) west of Pwllheli and 24.3 miles ( ...

. The parish was abolished in 1934 and divided between

Botwnnog Botwnnog is a village and community in Gwynedd in Wales, located on the Llŷn Peninsula west-north-west of Abersoch. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It had a population of 955 in 2001, increasing to 996 at the 2011 Census. Th ...

and

Aberdaron Aberdaron is a community, electoral ward and former fishing village at the western tip of the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It lies west of Pwllheli and south west of Caernarfon, and has a population of 965. The community inc ...

. The village was the scene of fierce protests between 1969 and 1972 when it was proposed to close the village school. However, the protests were in vain and the school closed, and is now a village

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. Near the school is a

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, which was used as a stopping-off point of the

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s on their way to

Bardsey Island Bardsey Island ( cy, Ynys Enlli), known as the legendary "Island of 20,000 Saints", is located off the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The Welsh name means "The Island in the Currents", while its English name refers to the "Islan ...

''(

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: Ynys Enlli)''. William Rowlands (1802–1865), bardic name ''Gwylym Lleyn'', was a Welsh bibliographer and Methodist minister. He was born at Bryn Croes.

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Geograph : Photographs of Bryncroes
Villages in Gwynedd Botwnnog {{Gwynedd-geo-stub