Caeathro

{{Short description|Village in Gwynedd, Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Wales

| static_image_name = Capel Caeathro - geograph.org.uk - 1552182.jpg

| static_image_caption = Caeathro Chapel

| coordinates = {{coord|53.131|-4.242|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Caeathro

| population = 237

| community_wales = Waunfawr

| unitary_wales = Gwynedd

| lieutenancy_wales = Gwynedd

| constituency_westminster = Arfon

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Arfon

| post_town = CAERNARFON

| postcode_district = LL55

| postcode_area = LL

| dial_code = 01286

| os_grid_reference = SH500616

}}

Caeathro is a village situated on the A4085 road between Caernarfon and Waunfawr in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It is approximately 2 km from Caernarfon and 1.5 km from Waunfawr, and is part of the community of Waunfawr. The population was 237 as of the 2011 census.{{NOMIS2011|id=1119885684|title=Caeathro population|access-date=13 February 2019}}

The hymn writer William Owen Prysgol (1813–1893), who composed the hymn tune Bryn Calfaria, served as precentor of Caeathro Chapel and is buried in the graveyard.{{Cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s-OWEN-WIL-1813#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&manifest=https://damsssl.llgc.org.uk/iiif/2.0/4670429/manifest.json&xywh=72,-215,1666,2164|title=Owen, William (William Owen of Prysgol, 1813 – 1893), musician|publisher=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|access-date=29 December 2024}}