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Deiniolen | |
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Christ Church (Eglwys Grist), Llandinorwig | |
Location within Gwynedd | |
Population | 1,909 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SH581631 |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CAERNARFON |
Postcode district | LL55 |
Dialling code | 01286 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Deiniolen (/deɪnɪˈɒlɛn/; Welsh: [dɛinɪˈɔlɛn]; ) 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.