Abersoch
Sign in to saveAbersoch () is a village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a coastal seaside resort, with around 2,600 residents, on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the A499. It is about south-west of Pwllheli and south-west of the county town of Caernarfon.
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Place details
- Locality
- Abersoch
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 783
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Abersoch
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.community_wales
- Llanengan
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Caernarfonshire
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.post_town
- Pwllheli
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL53
- UK place.dial_code
- 01758
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH312281
- UK place.population
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- seaside resort
- Official name
- Abersoch
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Gwynedd
- Population
- +2602
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Harbwr Abersoch 632038.jpg
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- Caernarfonshire
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Article
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- Etymology
- Archaeology
- Tourism
- Demographics
- Country of birth
- Identity
- Welsh language
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Abersoch () is a village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a coastal seaside resort, with around 2,600 residents, on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the A499. It is about south-west of Pwllheli and south-west of the county town of Caernarfon.
==Etymology== The village takes its name from the river Soch, which reaches the sea in the village. 'Aber' meaning 'estuary', gives us a literal translation of the 'Soch Estuary'. The name of the village is often rendered "Rabar" in the local Welsh dialect. thumb|Pronunciation of Abersoch