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
Population0 
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBALA
Postcode districtLL23
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh

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] The flooding of the village was controversial as Liverpool City Council did not require planning consent from the local Welsh authorities as the reservoir was approved via an Act of Parliament.[2] As a consequence there was no local debate on the proposal.[2]

Etymology

Capel is Welsh for chapel, while celyn is Welsh for holly.

Flooding

When the valley was flooded in 1965, the village and its buildings, including the post office, the school, and a chapel with cemetery, were all lost. Twelve houses and farms were submerged, and 48 people of the 67 who lived in the valley lost their homes.[3]

Notable residents

References

  1. Lloyd, Delyth (21 October 2015). "Tryweryn: 50 years after 'drowning'". BBC News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "History of devolution". Senedd. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. Thomas, Einion (2007). Capel Celyn, Ten Years of Destruction: 1955–1965. Cyhoeddiadau Barddas and Gwynedd Council. ISBN 978-1-900437-92-9.
  4. "JONES (MROWIEC), ELIZABETH MAY WATKIN (1907 - 1965), teacher and campaigner". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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