Pwllheli
Sign in to savePwllheli ( ; ) is a market town and community on the Llŷn Peninsula (), in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011, which declined slightly to 3,947 in 2021; a large proportion (81%) were Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of the Welsh poet Sir Albert Evans-Jones (bardic name ).
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pwllheli is referenced by 658 other articles, and connects out to Aberdaron, Edward, the Black Prince and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Pwllheli and Towns in Gwynedd.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Pwllheli
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.community_wales
- Pwllheli
- UK place.post_town
- PWLLHELI
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL53
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01758
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH374350
- UK place.static_image_name
- Pwllheli from Pen Y Garn.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- A view of Pwllheli and its marina from Pen-y-Garn
- UK place.population
- 3,947
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Pwllheli
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Gwynedd
- Population
- 3861
- Area
- 545.54
- Official website
- www.pwllheli.cymru
- Image
- Pwllheli'n dathlu ei Chymreictod - Pwllheli celebrates its Welshness - geograph.org.uk - 498624.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pwllheli
- topic's main category
- Category:Pwllheli
- OS grid reference
- SH374350
- postal code
- LL53
- historic county
- Caernarfonshire
- P8168
- Haironville
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- CitéCréation
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Education
- Transport
- Attractions
- Pwllheli Harbour and Hafan Pwllheli
- Arts
- Language
- Sport and leisure
- Notable people
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Pwllheli ( ; ) is a market town and community on the Llŷn Peninsula (), in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011, which declined slightly to 3,947 in 2021; a large proportion (81%) were Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of the Welsh poet Sir Albert Evans-Jones (bardic name ).
Pwllheli has a range of shops and other services. As a local railhead with a market every Wednesday, the town is a gathering point for the peninsula's population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pwllheli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
3 mapped locations