Llannor Explained

Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.908°N -4.449°W
Official Name:Llannor
Population:2,145
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Static Image Name:Dafarn Hir Llannor - geograph.org.uk - 419703.jpg
Static Image Width:250
Static Image Caption:Dafarn Hir Llannor
Unitary Wales:Gwynedd
Lieutenancy Wales:Gwynedd
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Constituency Westminster:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Community Wales:Llannor
Postcode District:LL53
Postcode Area:LL
Post Town:PWLLHELI
Dial Code:01758
Os Grid Reference:SH353373

Llannor (in Welsh pronounced as /ˈɬanɔr/) is a village, parish and community located on the Llŷn Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Llŷn) in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. Historically in Caernarfonshire, it lies 1.7 miles (2.8 km) north of Pwllheli and 18.0 miles (29.0 km) south west of Caernarfon. The community includes the villages of Y Ffor, Abererch, Efailnewydd, Llwyndyrys and Rhos-fawr, and had a population of 2,244 in 2010,[2] reducing slightly to 2,145 at the 2011 Census.

The medieval church of the Holy Cross was rebuilt by Henry Kennedy in 1855. Later alterations were made by Harold Hughes in 1905.

It is a grade II* listed building.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Community population 2011. 14 May 2015.
  2. 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
  3. Web site: Church of the Holy Cross, Llannor. British Listed Buildings. 16 December 2013.