Capel Celyn

For the controversial flooding of the Tryweryn Valley including Capel Celyn, see Tryweryn flooding.
Capel Celyn
Tree stumps at Capel Celyn in 2006, exposed by low water level of reservoir
Capel Celyn is located in Gwynedd
Capel Celyn
Capel Celyn
Location within Gwynedd
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
52°57′10″N 3°42′43″W / 52.952783°N 3.711818°W / 52.952783; -3.711818

Capel Celyn was a rural community to the northwest of Bala in Gwynedd, Wales, in the Afon Tryweryn valley. The village and other parts of the valley were flooded in the Tryweryn flooding of 1965 to create a reservoir, Llyn Celyn, in order to supply Liverpool and Wirral with water for industry.[1] At the time the village was one of the few remaining Welsh-only speaking communities.[2]

  1. ^ Lloyd, Delyth (21 October 2015). "Tryweryn: 50 years after 'drowning'". BBC News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "History of devolution". Senedd. Retrieved 5 October 2022.