Tywyn

Also known as Towyn

Tywyn (; ), formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd, Wales. It was previously in the historic county of Merionethshire. It is famous as the location of the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross with the earliest known example of written Welsh, and the home of the Talyllyn Railway.

Key facts

UK place.country: Wales
UK place.static_image_name: Tywyn - 2008-03-18.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Tywyn High Street
UK place.static_image_2_name: 150px
UK place.static_image_2_caption: Flag
UK place.official_name: Tywyn
UK place.population: 3,264
UK place.unitary_wales: Gwynedd
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: Gwynedd
UK place.constituency_westminster: Dwyfor Meirionnydd
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Dwyfor Meirionnydd
UK place.post_town: TYWYN
UK place.postcode_district: LL36
UK place.postcode_area: LL
UK place.dial_code: 01654
UK place.os_grid_reference: SH585004
UK place.module: 240pxMap of the community

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Tywyn
Population: 3227
Area: 2787.47
Official website: www.Tywyn.org.uk
Image: Tywyn, Gwynedd - Eglwys Sant Cadfan (St Cadfan's Church), Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales 09.jpg

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Commons category: Tywyn
OS grid reference: SH585004
postal code: LL36
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==History of the name== The name derives from the Welsh tywyn ('beach, seashore, sand-dune'). The place-name element tywyn is found in many other parts of Wales, most notably Towyn near Abergele and Porth Tywyn (Burry Port).