Tal-y-llyn
Tal-y-llyn, Merionethshire
OS Grid Ref.: SH710094
Lat/Lng: 52.6669162497,-3.90903164202
The place-name of Tal-y-llyn has been known in the form Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn since 1535 (Llanvihangell Talyllyn), suggesting a dedication to Michael from the sixteenth century. However, all known sources referring specifically to the church (all post-1730) give Mary as the patron of the church. Could the Mihangel element have been borrowed from Llanfihangel-y-Pennant?
More information
Hywel Wyn Owen & Richard Morgan, Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales (Llandysul: Gomer, 2007), 249
