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Pwllheli
Population 3,861 (2001 census)
OS grid reference SH374350
Principal area Gwynedd
Ceremonial county Gwynedd
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PWLLHELI
Postcode district LL53
Dialling code 01758
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
European Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Caernarfon
List of places: UK • Wales • Gwynedd

Pwllheli is the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 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 A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Llandudno postcode area, is a group of UK Postal districts covering North Wales (but excluding areas near the English The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United 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 This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Caernarfon is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets 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 It is a mainly Welsh-speaking town. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. It is the birthplace of Albert Evans-Jones - Cynan - the Welsh poet. Albert Evans-Jones ( April 14 1895 &ndash January 26 1970) more commonly known within Wales by his Bardic name of "Cynan"

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History

The town's name means saltwater basin. The pronunciation of Pwllheli includes a sound not found in the English language (a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative), but is very approximately pu-HLEL-ee, IPA: [pʊɬ'hɛlɪ]. The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of Consonantal sound used in some spoken Languages The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet

The town was given its charter as a borough by Edward, the Black Prince in 1355, and a market is still held each Wednesday in the centre of the town on the 'Maes' (=field in English). Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376 popularly known as The Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward

The town grew around the shipbuilding and fishing industries. See also Shipbuilding (song. Shipbuilding is the construction of Ships It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish.

Pwllheli Railway Station
Pwllheli Railway Station

During the 1890s, the town was developed by Solomon Andrews, a Cardiff businessman. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that Solomon Andrews may refer to Solomon Andrews (Pwllheli, Welsh entrepreneur and investor in tramlines Solomon Andrews (airship, inventor Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. This work included the Promenade, roads and houses at West End. An esplanade is a long open level area usually next to a river or large body of water where people may walk A tramway was built linking the town to Llanbedrog. The Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway was a horse-worked tramway connecting Pwllheli and Llanbedrog on the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula. Llanbedrog is a Village on the Llŷn peninsula in Wales, situated on the south side of the Peninsula on the A499 road between The trams ran until 1927 when a section of track was seriously damaged by a storm. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The town includes numerous shops, including Woolworth's, Euronics and many more smaller shops. Supermarkets include Somerfield, Spar, Co-operative, Iceland and Asda. A new LIDL store is due to open shortly.

Education

Ysgol Glan y Môr was formed by the merger of the former Pwllheli Grammar and the Frondeg Secondary Modern Schools. These occupied sites at Penrallt and Upper Ala Road, respectively. The two schools merged in mid-1969 to form a comprehensive-status school based at two separated sites within the town.

The junior pupils (year 1 and year 2) were located at the Penrallt site (former grammar school site) and the senior pupils (year 3 and upwards) were located at a new complex constructed at Cardiff Road. This new school was subsequently expanded to accommodate all pupils under the Ysgol Glan y Môr name.

The Penrallt site was later redeveloped to form the Pwllheli campus of Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. The facade of the main building of the old grammar school was retained and incorporated into the design of the current college buildings. Thus the 'old school' is readily seen from the town square (Y Maes) in much the same way as it has been since the former Pwllheli County School moved to Penrallt in the early 20th century.

Transportation

Rail

Pwllheli railway station is the terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway running to Dovey Junction near Machynlleth. Pwllheli railway station is a Railway station serving the small coastal town of Pwllheli on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. Dovey Junction railway station (Cyffordd Dyfi is a Railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. Machynlleth ( pronounced; sometimes referred to Colloquially as Mach) is

Road

Attractions

Arts

Pwllheli hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1925 and 1955, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1875. The National Eisteddfod of Wales ( Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the most important of several Eisteddfodau that are held annually mostly in Wales. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Language

According to the 2001 census, 80% of the population speak Welsh, with the highest percentage of Welsh speakers in the 10-14 age bracket, 94%.

See also

External links

Pwllheli FC are a football club from Pwllheli in north Wales.
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