Tywyn
Tywyn, previously spelled Towyn, is a community, area, as well as seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay shore of southerly Gwynedd, Wales. It was formerly in the historical county of Merionethshire. It is popular as the place of the Cadfan Stone, a rock cross with the earliest known example of written Welsh, as well as the residence 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 actually lowered to 37.5%. These fairly high numbers (offered the community's population density) show making use of both Welsh as well as English as the medium of instruction in Ysgol Penybryn, the town's primary school. An Estyn evaluation report in 2010 kept in mind that about 11% of the children at the school originated from houses where Welsh was the main language.