Deiniolen

Deiniolen
Christ Church (Eglwys Grist), Llandinorwig
Deiniolen is located in Gwynedd
Deiniolen
Deiniolen
Location within Gwynedd
Population1,909 (2011)
OS grid referenceSH581631
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAERNARFON
Postcode districtLL55
Dialling code01286
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
53°08′46″N 4°07′16″W / 53.146°N 4.121°W / 53.146; -4.121

Deiniolen (/dnɪˈɒlɛn/; Welsh: [dɛinɪˈɔlɛn]; Welsh pronunciation) is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, at the foot of Elidir Fawr, in Llanddeiniolen Community. Deiniolen has views over Caernarfon (7 miles away) and on a clear day, Holyhead Mountain and occasionally the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, can be seen. The population of the electoral ward was 1,909 as of 2011, including nearby Dinorwig,[1] with 81.2% of the population speaking Welsh. The community, Llanddeiniolen, has a population of 5,072 as of the 2011 census, the third-largest in Gwynedd.

Ysgol Gynradd Gwaun Gynfi provides Welsh-medium education for children between 3 and 11 years in the village.

The slate industry was an important employer in Deiniolen until the closure of Dinorwig Quarry in 1969.

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 May 2015.