Llanllyfni
Sign in to saveLlanllyfni () is a village and a community in Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community consists of the villages of Drws-y-coed, Nantlle, Nasareth, Nebo, Penygroes, Talysarn and the village of Llanllyfni itself. Penygroes, Llanllyfni and Talysarn are almost conjoined. As an electoral ward the 2011 census recorded a population of 1256. It is a largely Welsh-speaking village as 85% of the villagers speak Welsh as their first language. The community covers 43 square kilometres.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- Central Llanllyfni - geograph.org.uk - 141328.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Llanllyfni
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Arfon
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.official_name
- Llanllyfni
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 42.76
- UK place.population
- 4,135
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.community_wales
- Llanllyfni
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.post_town
- CAERNARFON
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL54
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01286
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH475515
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
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6 sectionsContents
- Amenities and buildings of note
- Sport and leisure
- Notable residents
- Governance
- Notes
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Llanllyfni () is a village and a community in Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community consists of the villages of Drws-y-coed, Nantlle, Nasareth, Nebo, Penygroes, Talysarn and the village of Llanllyfni itself. Penygroes, Llanllyfni and Talysarn are almost conjoined. As an electoral ward the 2011 census recorded a population of 1256. It is a largely Welsh-speaking village as 85% of the villagers speak Welsh as their first language. The community covers 43 square kilometres.
The river Llyfni (Afon Llyfnwy in Welsh) runs through the village. Llanllyfni existed before the slate quarries opened but grew bigger and bigger during the slate quarrying period. In the 2001 census, there were about 650 people living in the village of Llanllyfni.