Llithfaen is a Large Residential Area on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The Population of Llithfaen is 566 according to the 2001 census. Nearby Yr Eifl can be seen far as the Isle of Man, Wicklow Mountains, Cardigan Bay, Caernarfon Bay, and possibly the Lake District. Llithfaen is in the community of Pistyll. The village of Trefor is nearby. Pwllheli is the nearest town, approximately 9 miles (13 km) away and the town of Caernarfon is 15 miles (24 km) away Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh Language Heritage Centre near the village. The nearest beach is Trefor Beach. Llithfaen is near Caernarfon Bay and the Irish Sea.

Llithfaen
Suburb
A view of a road leading up to Llithfaen's crossroads.
Population	566
OS grid reference	SH355431
• Dublin	116 miles
Community	Pistyll
Principal area	Gwynedd
Post town	PWLLHELI
Post town	CAERNARFON
Dialling code	01758
Police
Fire
Ambulance
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionydd
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History

Llithfaen Calvinistic Methodist Chapel was built in 1780 and rebuilt several times to cope with the growing population. It was most recently rebuilt (Capel Isaf) in 1905.[1]

In the first half of the 19th century, many smallholders of the parish supplemented their incomes by taking heather cut from the slopes of Tre'r Ceiri to be sold as kindling in Pwllheli for sixpence a bundle.[2]

The population grew with the opening of granite quarries on Yr Eifl in the 19th century.^{[citation needed]} Many houses were built, and the census in 1881 shows many immigrants from other areas of the peninsula, Penmaenmawr and as far as Scotland. Three quarries were close to the village, the last of which (Chwarel Carreg y Llam) closed in 1963. The other two were Y Nant and Caer Nant.[3]

As of 2002, musician Ian Brown had a holiday home in the village.[4]

Governance

The area is in the Senedd constituency of Dwyfor Meirionydd and the Westminster constituency of the same name.

References

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