Llanfihangel-y-traethau

Llanfihangel-y-traethau
Parish
Llanfihangel-y-traethau vicinity c.1850
Llanfihangel-y-traethau
Location in Gwynedd, Wales
Coordinates: 52°53′51″N 4°05′25″W / 52.897477°N 4.090183°W / 52.897477; -4.090183
CountryWales
GwyneddLocal government area
ArdudwyArea

Llanfihangel-y-traethau ("St. Michael's on the Beaches") was a parish in Ardudwy, Gwynedd, north-west Wales centred on a church of the same name in the village of Ynys. The original parish church was built in the 12th century on a tidal island. Later the land rose and connected the island to the mainland. Today it is part of the Bro Ardudwy ministry area, which includes Harlech, a few miles (kilometres) to the southwest, and Barmouth. The church has a window depicting Saint Tecwyn and is the start of the Saint Tecwyn's Way, a pilgrimage route ending at Saint Tecwyn's church in Llandecwyn.