Pandy Tudur is a village in Conwy county borough, in the north-west of Wales. It lies 5 miles northeast of Llanrwst.

Pandy Tudur
Pandy Tudur church
Pandy Tudur is located in Conwy
Pandy Tudur
Pandy Tudur
Location within Conwy
OS grid referenceSH857642
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERGELE
Postcode districtLL22
Dialling code01745
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UK Parliament
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Wales
Conwy
53°09′47″N 3°42′32″W / 53.163°N 3.709°W / 53.163; -3.709

Origins of the name

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The name was originally Pandybudr, from the Welsh pandy ('fulling mill') and budr ('dirty'). The meaning 'dirty fulling-mill' was considered unattractive and the adjective budr was replaced in Victorian times by the personal name Tudur, thus giving Pandytudur (supposedly 'Tudur's fulling mill').[1]

Language

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At the time of the 2001 UK Census, 55.5% of the population spoke the Welsh language. The highest percentage of speakers was within the 5-9 age group, where 71.1% could speak the language. Children in the village mostly attend a small Welsh-medium primary school in the nearby village of Llangernyw.

Facilities

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The village has a chapel of the Presbyterian Church of Wales.

Nearby lie the turbines of Moel Maelogan wind farm.

References

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  1. ^ Owen, Hywel Wyn; Morgan, Richard (2007). Dictionary of the place-names of Wales. Llandysul: Gomer. p. 358. ISBN 978-1-84323-901-7. OCLC 191731809.
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