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| Llanystumdwy | |
|---|---|
 Highgate | |
  Llanystumdwy Location within Gwynedd | |
| Population | 1,919 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SH473385 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRICCIETH |
| Postcode district | LL52 |
| Post town | PWLLHELI |
| Postcode district | LL53 |
| Dialling code | 01766 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llanystumdwy (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬanəstɪmdʊɨ̯]) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking village, community and electoral ward in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The village lies on the southern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, with a beach facing Cardigan Bay, between Criccieth and Pwllheli at the point where the A497 road crosses the Afon Dwyfor.
The community and ward includes the villages of Chwilog, Afon Wen, Llanarmon, and Llangybi, plus the hamlets of Rhoslan and Pencaenewydd. It is represented by a county councillor on Gwynedd Council, and had a population of 1,919 in 2021. Historically it was part of Caernarfonshire, until the creation of Gwynedd in 1974.
David Lloyd George, the last Liberal Party leader to be British Prime Minister, was brought up in Llanystumdwy and lived there until he was 16. Lloyd George's grave in the village was designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion, across Cardigan Bay, who also designed the village chapel, Capel Moriah. The entrance gate to the memorial carries a slate plaque inscribed by Welsh artist Jonah Jones with a poem by Lloyd George's nephew William George, a former Archdruid of Wales. The art-deco Lloyd George Museum, another of Williams-Ellis' creations, is also in the village and features artefacts from the politician's life, an audio-visual theatre and a Victorian schoolroom. It is also licensed to conduct weddings.
The headquarters of Cadwalader's Ice Cream used to be located in the village at Parc Amaeth. Harlech Food Service, a major employer in the area, now occupies most of the Parc Amaeth enterprise park. A footpath leading past Lloyd George's grave follows a circular riverbank route through the Coed Trefan deciduous woodland. Another circular route leads off from the Wales Coastal Path through the village. The village football team C.P.D Llanystumdwy F.C. play in the Gwynedd League. The local inn, Tafarn y Plu, has been open for 200 years and is associated with the playwright Wil Sam Jones.
The historian and writer Jan Morris lived in Llanystumdwy for over 50 years until her death in November 2020, first at her ancestral home Plas Trefan, and latterly in a converted stable block, Trefan Morys, in the grounds.[1][2]
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- ^ Adams, Tim (1 March 2020). "You're talking to someone at the very end of things". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.