Chwilog

Chwilog
The B4354 running through Chwilog
Chwilog is located in Gwynedd
Chwilog
Chwilog
Location within Gwynedd
Population640 
OS grid referenceSH433383
• Cardiff156.72 mi
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPWLLHELI
Postcode districtLL53
Dialling code01766
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
52°55′08″N 4°19′48″W / 52.919°N 4.330°W / 52.919; -4.330

Chwilog (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈχwiːlɔɡ]) is a village in Gwynedd, north Wales, and located on the Llŷn Peninsula. It is in the community of Llanystumdwy, near Criccieth, and in the medieval commote (Welsh: cwmwd) of Eifionydd, named after a 5th-century ruler. It is within the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the UK Parliament and in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament). The name means 'abounding in beetles' and was perhaps transferred from an earlier name of the river (or a part of it).[1][2][3]

It had a population of 640 in 311 households as of the 2011 UK census, with 78% born in Wales.[4] In the 2021 census of the UK, the Llanustumdwy community with a 60km sq radius, which includes Chwilog had a population of 1917 inhabitants.[5]

  1. ^ Hywel Wyn Owen (2007). Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales. Ceredigion: Gomer Press. ISBN 978-1843239017.
  2. ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ Lloyd, J. E. (2004) [1911]. A History of Wales; From the Norman Invasion to the Edwardian Conquest. New York City: Barnes & Noble Publishing, Inc. p. 238-239. ISBN 0-7607-5241-9.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Chwilog population (W37000300)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Llanystumdwy community". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 November 2023.