Place:Tywyn, Merionethshire, Wales

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NameTywyn
Alt namesTowynsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeUrban district
Coordinates52.583°N 4.083°W
Located inMerionethshire, Wales     ( - 1974)
Also located inGwynedd, Wales     (1974 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Tywyn (Welsh: ; in English often ), 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.

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