Llangywer
Llangywer
Human settlement in Wales
Llangywer (or Llangower) is a community near Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, and is located on the south side of Bala Lake.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Llangywer was 260, with 67.2% of them able to speak Welsh.[3]
Notable people from the community include the poet Euros Bowen, who was vicar of St Cywair's Church, which is a Grade II listed building, although it is now empty.[4]
Bala Lake Railway runs past the village of Llangywer. The community includes the hamlet of Rhos-y-gwaliau.
Llangywer has a church dedicated to St. Cywair, which is now closed;[5] a village hall which hosts the annual Sioe Llangywer; a miniature narrow gauge railway halt; and a spit of land in Bala Lake, forming a public shore and caravan camping site.