Llithfaen | |
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Village | |
A view of a road leading up to Llithfaen's crossroads near the Central of Llithfaen | |
Location within Gwynedd | |
OS grid reference | SH355431 |
• Dublin | 116 miles |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PWLLHELI |
Dialling code | 01758 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llithfaen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɬɪθvaɨ̯n]) is a village[1] on the North West of Wales on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is within the community of Pistyll near Caernarfon Bay. Pwllheli is the nearest town, approximately 9 miles (14 km) away, and Caernarfon is 16 miles (26 km) away.
There is a shop, pub, playground, community hall located in the village centre.[citation needed] Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh language heritage centre near the village.
There is a river called Afon Erch running from Llithfaen to the village of Abererch. The village of Trefor and Trefor Beach is nearby.
As of 2002, musician Ian Brown had a holiday home in the village.[2]