Towns & cities · North Wales
Llithfaen
Llithfaen — village in Gwynedd, Wales, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Pwllheli · 8.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Llithfaen is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Gwynedd, Wales, UK". Coordinates: 52.9606°, -4.4489°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Llithfaen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɬɪθvaɨ̯n]) is a village on the North West of Wales on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is within the community of Pistyll near Caernarfon Bay. Pwllheli is the nearest town, approximately 8 miles (13 km) away, and Caernarfon is 16 miles (26 km) away. There is a shop, pub, playground, community hall located in the village centre. Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh language heritage centre near the village. There is a river called Afon Erch running from Llithfaen to the village of Abererch. The village of Trefor and Trefor Beach is nearby. As of 2002, musician Ian Brown had a holiday home in the village.
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Background
History
Llithfaen Calvinistic Methodist Chapel was built in 1780 and rebuilt several times to cope with the growing population. It was most recently rebuilt (Capel Isaf) in 1905. In the first half of the 19th century, many smallholders of the parish supplemented their incomes by taking heather cut from the slopes of Tre'r Ceiri to be sold as kindling in Pwllheli for sixpence a bundle. The population grew with the opening of granite quarries on Yr Eifl in the 19th century. Many houses were built, and the census in 1881 shows many immigrants from other areas of the peninsula, Penmaenmawr and as far as Scotland. Three quarries were close to the village, the last of which (Chwarel Carreg y Llam) closed…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9606, -4.4489
- District
- Gwynedd
- Parish
- Pistyll
- Postcode
- LL53 6NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nearest railway station
- Pwllheli — 8.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q285412 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Llithfaen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pistyll, towards Llithfaen and Caernarfon Bay - geograph.org.uk - 55847.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llithfaen?
- Llithfaen is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL53 6NN), in the parish of Pistyll.
- Is Llithfaen free to visit?
- Yes, Llithfaen is free to enter.
- How do I get to Llithfaen?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LL53 6NN. It sits within the Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency.