Pistyll is a village and
community in the
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
county of
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...
, located on the
Llŷn Peninsula midway between
Nefyn and
Llanaelhaearn.
[Berry, D. (2014), "Walks on the Llŷn Peninsula", Kittiwake Books, p. 34] The Larger village of
Llithfaen
Llithfaen is a Medium Sized Village on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, in the historic county of Caernarfonshire
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, and had a population of 566 according to the
2001 Census.
The actor
Rupert Davies, best known for playing the title character in ''
Maigret'', retired to the village and is buried here.
The sixth century church, St. Bueno's, was used by mediaeval pilgrims travelling to
Bardsey Island.
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