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Pwllheli (Welsh: [pʊɬˈhɛli] ; listen ⓘ) is a market town and community on the Llŷn Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Llŷn), in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011, which declined slightly to 3,947 in 2021; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ better source needed ] a large proportion (81%) were Welsh speaking. [ 3 ]
In the 19th century, north Wales lacked good roads, so the sea was the easiest way to access many places. Porthdinllaen, on the northern coast of the Llŷn peninsula, with its sheltered north-facing bay, became important as a harbour of refuge and a busy port, with over 700 ships passing through the port in 1861.
Pwllheli Municipal Borough; The new district was named after the river Dwyfor. [2] Dwyfor was notable for being the last stronghold of the Sabbatarian temperance movement in Wales. Under the terms of the Licensing Act 1961, local referendums prevented the opening of public houses on Sundays until 1996. [3]
[7] [8] In 1902, the council moved to the new building, which is now known as Neuadd Dwyfor, and sold the old town hall to the Pwllheli Liberal Club. [9] The building was grade II listed in 1949. [1] In the 1950s, the ground floor of the building was used for a while by a firm of corn merchants, Prichard Ellis. [10]
Llithfaen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɬɪθvaɨ̯n]) is a village [1] 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 9 miles (14 km) away, and Caernarfon is 16 miles (26 km) away.
Pwllheli South (De Pwllheli since 2022) has been an electoral ward to Gwynedd Council since 1995, electing one county councillor.It was represented by Plaid Cymru's Alan Williams from 1995, but won by Bob Wright for Llais Gwynedd at the May 2008 elections.
The Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge horse tramway on the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in North West Wales, UK.It was originally constructed to convey building stone from Carreg-y-Defaid to Pwllheli's West End, [1] [4] with a second element to run between Pwllheli town centre and the West End resort on the seafront.
Trefor is 9 miles (14 km) north of Pwllheli and 13 miles (21 km) south of Caernarfon. It is surrounded by the sea and mountains, overlooking Caernarfon Bay. Just off the main A499 road, Trefor has a small harbour and a beach with some sand. At the top of the beach is an emergency telephone to summon help in the event of a maritime emergency.