Tywyn
Tywyn, formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coastline of southerly Gwynedd, Wales. It was formerly in the historic region of Merionethshire. It is well-known as the location of the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross with the earliest known example of composed Welsh, and the home of the Talyllyn Railway. At the time of the 2001 census, 40.5% of the population were recorded as Welsh audio speakers. By the 2011 census this had decreased to 37.5%. These relatively high numbers (given the community's population density) reflect making use of both Welsh and also English as the medium of guideline in Ysgol Penybryn, the community's primary school. An Estyn evaluation record in 2010 noted that about 11% of the youngsters at the college came from homes where Welsh was the major language.
