Talysarn
| Talysarn | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Talysarn Location withinGwynedd | |
| Population | 1,930 (ward 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SH488529 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAERNARFON |
| Postcode district | LL54 |
| Dialling code | 01286 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Tal-y-sarn() is a village in theslatequarryingNantlle ValleyinGwynedd,Wales, next toPenygroes.It is part of thecommunityofLlanllyfniand includes some ofLlandwrog.[1]Thewardhad a population of 1,930 at the2011 census,the built-up area having a population of 1,086.[2]
TheWelsh languagepoetRobert Williams Parrywas born in 37, Station Road, Tal-y-sarn, where a plaque designed by R. L. Gapper commemorates the connection.[3]Other persons connected with the village wereAnnant,quarryman, preacher andbard,Gwilym R. Jones,bard andjournalist,Idwal Jonesauthor of the Welsh-language radio seriesSOS, Galw Gari Tryfanand DameElan Closs StephensDBE (born 1948) a Welsh educator and Wales' representative on theBBC Board.
The 19th centurymethodistpreacherJohn Jones, Tal-y-sarn,is also connected with the village, not by birth but because he settled here, becoming a shopkeeper and quarry owner as a sideline to his main vocation.[4]
The song "Ciosg Talysarn" by theWelshfolksingerDafydd Iwanwas written after two secret agents were found bugging a public telephone in Tal-y-sarn in 1982.[5]
Tal-y-sarn is covered by a Neighbourhood Policing Team based in the nearby village of Pen-y-groes.[citation needed]
Welsh Language[edit]
According to theUnited Kingdom Census 2021,72.3 per cent of all usual residents aged 3+ in Talysarn can speak Welsh.[6]79.2 per cent of the population noted that they could speak, read, write or understand Welsh.[7]The2011 censusnoted 70.7 per cent of all usual residents aged 3 years and older in the village could speak Welsh.
Notes[edit]
- ^Davies, John;Jenkins, Nigel;Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008).The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales.Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 502.ISBN978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^UK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Talysarn built-up area (1119885417)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved13 February2019.
- ^Parry, Thomas (2001).PARRY, ROBERT WILLIAMS ( 1884 - 1956 ), poet, univ. lecturer.Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
- ^Roberts, G. T (1957). "John Jones Tal-y-Sarn (1796-1857)".Trafodion Cymdeithas Hanes Sir Gaernarfon.cyfrol 18.
- ^The British Inheritance: A Treasury of Historic Documents.University of California Press. 1999. p. 144.ISBN9780520224704.
- ^"Welsh Language Change in the percentage of people aged three years or older able to speak Welsh by LSOA 2011 to 2021 | DataMapWales".datamap.gov.wales.Retrieved15 December2022.
- ^"Welsh language skills (detailed) - Office for National Statistics".www.ons.gov.uk.Retrieved29 December2022.
