Nefyn
Sign in to saveNefyn (, archaically anglicised as Nevin) is a town and community on the northwest coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. Nefyn is popular with visitors for its sandy beach, and has one substantial hotel, a community pub and a beach cafe. The A497 road terminates in the town centre.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Nefyn
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.community_wales
- Nefyn
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Caernarfon
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.post_town
- PWLLHELI
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL53
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01758
- UK place.static_image_name
- Nefyn - view over town from near Gwylwyr - Sep 2025.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- A view over Nefyn
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH304405
- UK place.population
- 2,602
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Parish church and origin of the name Nefyn
- 20th century and after
- Demographics
- Welsh language
- Governance
- Nefyn landslide, April 2021
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Nefyn (, archaically anglicised as Nevin) is a town and community on the northwest coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. Nefyn is popular with visitors for its sandy beach, and has one substantial hotel, a community pub and a beach cafe. The A497 road terminates in the town centre.
The community includes Edern and Morfa Nefyn. In 2011, the population was 2,602, with Nefyn itself having 1,373 people.