Tal-y-bont, Dyffryn Ardudwy

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Tal-y-bont
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Tal-y-bont
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OS grid reference SH587214
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TALYBONT
Postcode district LL43
Dialling code 01341
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52°46′16″N4°05′42″W / 52.771°N 4.095°W / 52.771; -4.095 Coordinates: 52°46′16″N4°05′42″W / 52.771°N 4.095°W / 52.771; -4.095

Tal-y-bont (otherwise Talybont) is a village north of the town of Barmouth in north Wales.

Tal-y-bont has a railway station on the Cambrian Line and has many caravan sites, a hair dresser, a pub called the Ysgethin Inn, and a restaurant.

It is home to the annual Dyffryn and Talybont Funday, [1] held on the last Sunday in July.

It adjoins the village of Dyffryn Ardudwy and is part of the community of the same name.

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