Place:Llandanwg, Merionethshire, Wales

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Llandanwg is a village in the Llanfair community (or parish) in Gwynedd, Wales. Llandanwg (which was formerly a separate parish) is situated on the coast, has a railway station and a medieval church (St. Tanwg) in the sand dunes behind the beach. Before 1974 it was located in the historic county of Merionethshire.

The village of Llandanwg is situated to the west of the A496 coastal road between Llanbedr and Harlech, close to the village of Llanfair and about two miles south of Harlech. Originally it was a small collection of farms to the north of the river Artro, close to where it enters the sea. Later developments expanded the size of the village.

There is an easily accessible, shelving beach at the end of the road through the village. It is part of the Snowdonia National Park. Nearby is Mochras or "Shell Island", accessible by a causeway but only at low-tide.

Research Tips

• A 1900 Ordnance Survey map of the historic county of Merionethshire is available on the A Vision of Britain through Time website. This shows all the old parishes within their urban and rural districts. Large farms and estates are also marked.