In a message dated 21/06/2002 02:51:36 GMT Daylight Time,
julie_pitcher(a)hotmail.com writes:
I wonder if anyone might be able to assist with providing some
information
about Llanenddwyn. I am interested in what churches have existed there and
also the names of cemeteries in the area where I might find ancestors
buried
who lived their lives in Llanenddwyn. Of course, I would also be
interested
in any history or interesting stories anyone might have on the area as
well.
The ecclesiastical parish of Llanenddwyn is a rural parish without any major
centres of population in it. The main village in the parish is Dyffryn
Ardudwy. The parish church and its cemetery are close to Dyffryn Ardudwy.
Apart from the parish church there have also been 4 nonconformist chapels in
the area all of them in the village of Dyffryn:
Rheoborth (Congregationalists) established 1826, a Baptist chapel established
in 1894; Horeb (Presbyterian) est 1790; and a Wesleyan Methodist cause
started in 1806. I may be wrong, but I don't think that there are grave yards
attached to any of these chapels.
One of the difficulties in searching for MI's for the departed of Llanenddwyn
is that the Parish is half way between the towns of Harlech and Barmouth, so
Dyffryn Ardudwy people may well be buried in either of those two places.
The two most notable things about Llanenddwyn are
1) The two particularly fine examples of Neolithic burial chambers. See:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/celynog/dyffryn_ardudwy.htm
for details.
2) The stately home of Cors y Gedol is in the parish
Another point of notoriety is that the beach at Llanenddwyn is the only
official naturist beach in North wales
Hope this is of some help
regards
Alwyn