Llanbedrog

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Llanbedrog
Caernarfonshire
St Pedrog Church - geograph.org.uk - 59909.jpg
St Pedrog's Church
Location
Grid reference: SH3231
Location: 52°51’28"N, 4°29’5"W
Data
Population: 1,020  (2001)
Post town: Pwllheli
Postcode: LL53
Dialling code: 01758
Local Government
Council: Gwynedd
Parliamentary
constituency:
Caernarfon

Llanbedrog is a village in Caernarfonshire, on the rural Llŷn peninsula. It stands on the south side of the peninsula, by the A499 between Pwllheli and Abersoch. It was recorded with a population of 1,020 in 2001.

The name of the village means "Pedrog's Church", and takes its name from Saint Petroc, which may be the Welsh form of Saint Patrick.[1]

South of the village is the headland and open area of Mynydd Tir y Cwmwd. Granite quarrying was commercially important in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The quarry closed down in 1949.

View of village from the headland

Holiday-makers started coming to Llanbedrog in significant numbers in the early 20th century, and the Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway was built, linking the village to Pwllheli. Most of the track has now eroded and washed away but sections are still visible. The beach is now managed by the National Trust.

In 1856 a dower house, "Plas Glyn-y-Weddw", was built in lower Llanbedrog for Lady Love Jones Parry. The house is now an important centre for the arts.

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References

  1. Saint Pedrog Britannia.com