Talsarnau
A view towards Talsarnau
Talsarnau is located in Gwynedd
Talsarnau
Talsarnau
Location within Gwynedd
Population550 (2011)
OS grid referenceSH612358
Community
  • Talsarnau
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTALSARNAU
Postcode districtLL47
Dialling code01766
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Talsarnau is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. Its population was 525 in 2001,[1] and had increased to 550 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The village of Talsarnau is situated on the A496 coastal road between Maentwrog and Harlech, close to the hamlets of Eisingrug and Llandecwyn. It has one primary school and one pub, "The Ship Aground", which starts serving food from 18:00 (6pm).

Talsarnau railway station on the Cambrian Line serves the village. The community also includes Ynys Gifftan and Soar, Gwynedd.

Glyn Cywarch

To the south of the village, on the Harlech road, stands the Glyn Cywarch estate, a historic home of the Wynn family. The present house was built c.1616 by William and Katherine Wynn. It is a Grade II* listed building,[3] and its gardens are designated, also at Grade II*, on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[4]

Notable people

References

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  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Cadw. "Glyn Cywarch (Grade II*) (4778)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Cadw. "Glyn Cywarch (PGW(Gd)28(GWY))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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