Tywyn, previously meant Towyn, is a town, neighborhood, as well as seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coastline of southern Gwynedd, Wales. It was formerly in the historic area of Merionethshire. It is popular as the area of the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross with the earliest known example of created Welsh, and the residence of the Talyllyn Railway. At the time of the 2001 census, 40.5% of the population were recorded as Welsh speakers. By the 2011 census this had decreased to 37.5%. These relatively high figures (offered the community's demography) mirror using both Welsh and also English as the medium of instruction in Ysgol Penybryn, the town's primary school. An Estyn inspection record in 2010 kept in mind that concerning 11% of the children at the school originated from homes where Welsh was the primary language.