Dolwyddelan. Dolwyddelan is a village and community in Conwy county borough, north Wales, on the main A470 road between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws-y-Coed.
As a community, the population of Dolwyddelan was recorded in the 2001 Census as 427, and 55.8% of those residents could speak Welsh. A slight population increase to 474 was recorded in the 2011 census with the proportion of Welsh speakers falling to 50.8%.
The spelling of the village's name has varied over the years, though there appear to be two primary spellings with two primary meanings. The common modern spelling Dolwyddelan is translated as Gwyddelan's meadow, referring to Saint Gwyddelan after whom the parish church is named.
However, Saint Gwyddelan is believed to have lived about two hundred years after Dolwyddelan Castle was built, so may not be the origin of the town's name. Before the First World War the alternate spelling Dolyddelen was in common use; it is translated as Elen's meadow, named after Elen Luyddog.
Elen's Castle Hotel, which is on the east of the village, is also named after Elen Llyddog. For many years, Dolwyddelan was part of the Gwydir Estate. The estate was founded in the 16th century and was owned by the Wynn family. The estate was centered on Gwydir Castle and it dominated north Wales. More than 36,000 acres of the country, stretching almost from Blaenau Ffestiniog in the south to the edge of Conwy in the
As a community, the population of Dolwyddelan was recorded in the 2001 Census as 427, and 55.8% of those residents could speak Welsh. A slight population increase to 474 was recorded in the 2011 census with the proportion of Welsh speakers falling to 50.8%.
The spelling of the village's name has varied over the years, though there appear to be two primary spellings with two primary meanings. The common modern spelling Dolwyddelan is translated as Gwyddelan's meadow, referring to Saint Gwyddelan after whom the parish church is named.
However, Saint Gwyddelan is believed to have lived about two hundred years after Dolwyddelan Castle was built, so may not be the origin of the town's name. Before the First World War the alternate spelling Dolyddelen was in common use; it is translated as Elen's meadow, named after Elen Luyddog.
Elen's Castle Hotel, which is on the east of the village, is also named after Elen Llyddog. For many years, Dolwyddelan was part of the Gwydir Estate. The estate was founded in the 16th century and was owned by the Wynn family. The estate was centered on Gwydir Castle and it dominated north Wales. More than 36,000 acres of the country, stretching almost from Blaenau Ffestiniog in the south to the edge of Conwy in the
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