Llanfair, Gwynedd Explained

Static Image Name:Llandanwg and Llanfair Gwynedd across Y Maes.jpg
Static Image Caption:Llandanwg (left) and Llanfair (right, on the hill)
Country:Wales
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Official Name:Llanfair
Unitary Wales:Gwynedd
Community Wales:Llanfair
Lieutenancy Wales:Gwynedd
Constituency Westminster:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Post Town:HARLECH
Postcode District:LL46
Postcode Area:LL
Dial Code:01341
Os Grid Reference:SH576291
Population:453
Population Ref:(2011)
Coordinates:52.839°N -4.113°W

Llanfair is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. It has a population of 474,[1] reducing to 453 at the 2011 census.[2]

The village of Llanfair is situated to the east of the A496 coastal road between Llanbedr and Harlech, and includes Llandanwg and Pensarn.

The parish church of St Mair (St Mary), dating from the 12th century, was restored in the 19th century.[3] It is a grade II* listed building.[4]

The Chwarel Hen slate quarry, which operated in the 19th and early 20th century, is situated close to the village and is open to the public.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd
  2. Web site: Community population 2011. 16 May 2015.
  3. Web site: The Diocese of Bangor, Deanery of Ardudwy, St Mair, Llanfair. 2008-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607045036/http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/bangor/diocese/parish_details/ardudwy/stmairllanfair.html. 7 June 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Church of St Mary, Llanfair. British Listed Buildings. 4 January 2014.