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Nefyn
A view over Nefyn
Nefyn shown within the United Kingdom
OS grid reference	SH304405
Principal area	Gwynedd
Ceremonial county	Gwynedd
Constituent country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
European Parliament	Wales
List of places: UK • Wales • Gwynedd

Coordinates: 52°56′06″N 4°31′30″W / 52.93503, -4.52499

Nefyn is a small town on the north-west coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, with a population of around 2,550. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude For Local government purposes Wales is divided into 22 Unitary authorities, which are responsible for the provision of all local government services including education History Gwynedd was an independent kingdom from the end of the Roman period until the 13th Century when it was conquered and subjugated by England The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. History Gwynedd was an independent kingdom from the end of the Roman period until the 13th Century when it was conquered and subjugated by England Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. North Wales Police (Heddlu Gogledd Cymru is the Territorial police force responsible for policing North Wales. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru is the fire and rescue service covering the predominantly rural principal areas The Welsh Ambulance Service (also called the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust or Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru) was established on April 1 1998 Wales is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 4 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional representation A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in Wales Lists of This is a list of cities towns and villages in the principal area of Gwynedd, Wales. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. History Gwynedd was an independent kingdom from the end of the Roman period until the 13th Century when it was conquered and subjugated by England Welsh is the first language of almost 80% of its inhabitants. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them Nefyn is a relatively uncommercialised holiday destination particularly for families because of its sandy beaches. A tourist destination is a city town or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from Tourism. The A497 road terminates in the town centre. The A497 road is a major road on the Llŷn peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

The history of the area can be traced back to 300BC with the Iron Age hill fort of Garn Boduan overlooking Nefyn. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. The remains of 170 round stone huts and ramparts are still visible on top of the 917ft (279m) hill.

The town was the place of a tournament held by Edward I of England in 1284 to celebrate his victory over the Welsh, emphasising its importance at that time as a trading town. Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost In 1355 it became a free borough and remained an important centre of commerce. The sea was always an important part of the economy of Nefyn and fishing, particularly for herring, became a prime trade. Herring are small Oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow temperate waters of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the North So much so, that the town's coat-of-arms bears three herrings.

The foundations of the old St Mary's Church date from the 6th century. It would have been an important staging post for pilgrims en route to Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island). Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli lies off the Llŷn peninsula, in Gwynedd, north Wales. The church is no longer a place of worship but houses a museum dedicated to the maritime history of Nefyn.

The name Nefyn is that of a Gaelic Goddess. Indicative of the settlement of the Llŷn peninsula (In Irish Laighin, the same derivation as Leinster) in the 4th or 5th century by Irish tribes. Leinster (ˈlɛnstər Irish: Laighin, lainʲ one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of The Romans recorded a tribe occupying the peninsula called the 'Gangani', who are also recorded as a tribe in Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 'Nevin' as an Irish female name means 'Worshipper of the saint'.

On 19th July 1984 an earthquake measuring 5. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer 4 on the Richter scale had an epicentre near Nefyn. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth 's surface that is directly above the Hypocenter or focus the point where an Earthquake This is one of the strongest tremors recorded in the UK for recent times but caused little structural damage.

A tremor in the area on 12th December 1940 was reported by the Cambrian News as having caused 2 fatalities including John Thomas of Nefyn who died of an heart attack. The Cambrian is a geologic period and system that began about Ma (million years ago at the end of the Proterozoic eon and ended about Ma with

During World War II, the Royal Air Force built a Chain Home radar station to the south-west of Nefyn. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Chain Home was the codename for the ring of coastal Radar stations built by the British before and during World War II. Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships

It is twinned with Puerto Madryn, a town on Chubut in the Argentine, a result of its great link with Welsh culture since the Welsh settlement in Argentina. Puerto Madryn (in Welsh, Porth Madryn) is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. Chubut ( Spanish: Provincia del Chubut Welsh: Talaith Chubut a Province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in 1865 and occurred mainly along the coast of Chubut province in the far southern region of Patagonia

Notable people

The Singer Duffy was born on 23rd June 1984 in Nefyn. Aimee Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984 in Bangor Gwynedd, Wales) known professionally as Duffy, is a Welsh R&B Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)

References

Births England and Wales 1984-2006

Population and Language Statistics - 2001 Census [1]

R M W Musson (2003) Fatalities in British earthquakes Astronomy & Geophysics 44 (1), 1. 14–1. 16. doi:10. 1046/j. 1468-4004. 2003. 44114. x [2]

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