Llanfihangel-y-Pennant

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
St Michael's Church
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant Location within Gwynedd
Area	77.5 km2 (29.9 sq mi)
Population	339 (2011)
• Density	4/km2 (10/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SH671088
Community	Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
Principal area	Gwynedd
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TYWYN
Postcode district	LL36
Dialling code	01654
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52°39′40″N 3°57′54″W / 52.661°N 3.965°W / 52.661; -3.965

Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a hamlet and wider, very sparsely populated community (which includes Abergynolwyn and Tal-y-llyn) in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. It is located in the foothills of Cadair Idris, and has a population of 402,^[1] reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

Nearby is the ruined castle of Castell y Bere, a stronghold of the Welsh princes of Gwynedd in the 13th century.