Morfa Nefyn is a village on the northern coast of the

Llŷn Peninsula The Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn or , ) extends into the Irish Sea from North West Wales, south west of the Isle of Anglesey. It is part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and historic region and local authority area of Gwynedd. Mu ...

in Gwynedd,

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. It lies on the crossroads of the B4417 and B4412. The village has seen a rise in popularity as house prices in nearby villages on the

such as

Abersoch Abersoch is a village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a popular coastal seaside resort, with around 800 residents, on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the A499. It is about ...

and Llanbedrog have risen rapidly. Many homes are now holiday homes and a complex of holiday flats has recently been built by the entrance to the beach. The neighbouring town of

Nefyn Nefyn (, archaically anglicised as Nevin) is both a small town and a community on the northwest coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. Nefyn is popular with visitors for its sandy beach, and has one substantial hotel. The A497 road termi ...

has more in the way of shops and services, and Pwllheli is on the

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. The beach is mainly

sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class o ...

with small amounts of shale. To the west is the fishing

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Porthdinllaen Porthdinllaen (''in English'' sometimes Porth Dinllaen) is a small coastal village on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Dwyfor area of Gwynedd, Wales, built on a small promontory, and historically in Caernarfonshire. It is near the larger village of ...

with a

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, the Ty Coch Inn, at the top of the beach. Porthdinllaen has a

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station which houses an inshore lifeboat, as well as a dock for the local

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Welsh Language

According to the

United Kingdom Census 2021 The decennial 2021 censuses of England and Wales and of Northern Ireland took place on 21 March 2021, and the census of Scotland took place on 20 March 2022. The censuses were administered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England an ...

, 72.3 per cent of all usual residents aged 3+ in Morfa Nefyn can speak Welsh. The 2011 census noted 72.0 per cent of all usual residents aged 3 years and older in the village could speak Welsh.

References

External links

Llyn.info - Your online guide to the Llyn Peninsulawww.geograph.co.uk : photos of Morfa Nefyn and surrounding area
* {{authority control Villages in Gwynedd Seaside resorts in Wales Nefyn