Botwnnog

Botwnnog

Ty'r Ysgol
Botwnnog
 Botwnnog shown within Gwynedd
Population 996 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSH260311
CommunityBotwnnog
Principal areaGwynedd
Ceremonial countyGwynedd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PWLLHELI
Postcode district LL53
Dialling code 01758
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentDwyfor Meirionnydd
Welsh AssemblyDwyfor Meirionnydd
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Coordinates: 52°50′56″N 4°35′02″W / 52.849°N 4.584°W / 52.849; -4.584

Botwnnog is a village and community in Gwynedd in Wales, located on the Llŷn Peninsula 6 km (4 mi) west-north-west of Abersoch. It has a population of 955,[2] increasing to 996 at the 2011 Census.

It lies between Mynytho and Sarn Meyllteyrn, has two schools, Pont y Gof Primary School and Ysgol Botwnnog (secondary), and a doctors' surgery, Meddygfa Rhydbach.[3]

The artist Moses Griffith (1749–1819) was born in Botwnnog and attended Ysgol Botwnnog. His watercolour Bottwnog church & free school is in the collection of the National Library of Wales.[4][5]

Ysgol Botwnnog

Ysgol Botwnnog, a bilingual comprehensive school with about 400 pupils aged 11 to 16,[6] was founded in 1616 by Henry Rowlands, Bishop of Bangor.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Community/Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd
  3. ↑ http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/localservices/viewlocalservice.aspx?id=5132
  4. ↑ Ellis, Megan (1959). "Moses Griffith". Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
  5. ↑ "Botwnnog Church and Free School". National Library of Wales.
  6. ↑ "Ysgol Botwnnog". Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Schools Inquiry Commission (1868). Report of the Commissioners. G .E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode. p. Appendix 60. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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