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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 , HQ= County Hall, Caernarfon , Map= , Image= Flag , Motto= ...
, 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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