Capel Celyn
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. At the time the village was one of the few remaining Welsh-only speaking communities.
| Capel Celyn | |
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Tree stumps at Capel Celyn in 2006, exposed by low water level of reservoir | |
Capel Celyn Location within Gwynedd | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALA |
| Postcode district | LL23 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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