Population 996 (2011) Community Botwnnog Country Wales Local time Friday 12:40 AM Ceremonial county Gwynedd UK parliament constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd | OS grid reference SH260311 Principal area Gwynedd Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01758 Post town Pwllheli | |
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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, increasing to 996 at the 2011 Census.
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Map of Botwnnog, UK
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.
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.
Ysgol Botwnnog
Ysgol Botwnnog, a bilingual comprehensive school with about 400 pupils aged 11 to 16, was founded in 1616 by Henry Rowlands, Bishop of Bangor.
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Botwnnog Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA