Dwyran

Dwyran
Dwyran is located in Anglesey
Dwyran
Dwyran
Location within Anglesey
Population603 
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLL
Postcode districtLL61
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Anglesey
53°10′00″N 4°19′21″W / 53.1668°N 4.3225°W / 53.1668; -4.3225

Dwyran is a village on the island of Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Rhosyr. Population 2011 census was 603.[1] The first prototype Land Rover off-road vehicle was built and tested around Dwyran and Newborough, Anglesey in 1947. Maurice Wilks designer of the Land Rover is buried just outside Dwyran village.[2]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Dwyran Built-up area (W37000075)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Anglesey pupils revive memory of Land Rover pioneer". 13 July 2010.