Botwnnog

Botwnnog
Ty'r Ysgol
Botwnnog
Botwnnog shown within Gwynedd
Population	996 (2011)
OS grid reference	SH260311
Community	Botwnnog
Principal area	Gwynedd
Ceremonial county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PWLLHELI
Postcode district	LL53
Dialling code	01758
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Welsh Assembly	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52°50′56″N 4°35′02″W / 52.849°N 4.584°W / 52.849; -4.584Coordinates: 52°50′56″N 4°35′02″W / 52.849°N 4.584°W / 52.849; -4.584

Botwnnog is a village and community in Gwynedd in Wales, located on the Llŷn Peninsula 6 km (4 mi) west-north-west of Abersoch. It has a population of 955, increasing to 996 at the 2011 Census.

It lies between Mynytho and Sarn Meyllteyrn, has two schools, Pont y Gof Primary School and Ysgol Botwnnog (secondary), and a doctors' surgery, Meddygfa Rhydbach.

The artist Moses Griffith (1749–1819) was born in Botwnnog and attended Ysgol Botwnnog. His watercolour Bottwnog church & free school is in the collection of the National Library of Wales.

Ysgol Botwnnog, a bilingual comprehensive school with about 400 pupils aged 11 to 16, was founded in 1616 by Henry Rowlands, Bishop of Bangor.

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