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Morfa Nefyn

Coordinates: 52°55′55″N 4°32′56″W / 52.932°N 4.549°W / 52.932; -4.549
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Morfa Nefyn
Morfa Nefyn beach facing Yr Eifl
Morfa Nefyn is located in Gwynedd
Morfa Nefyn
Morfa Nefyn
Location within Gwynedd
Population1,229 (Ward 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSH286402
• Cardiff115 mi (185 km)
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPWLLHELI
Postcode districtLL53
Dialling code01758
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
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52°55′55″N 4°32′56″W / 52.932°N 4.549°W / 52.932; -4.549

Morfa Nefyn (Welsh pronunciation) is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the crossroads of the B4417 and B4412. The village has seen a rise in popularity as house prices in nearby villages on the Llŷn Peninsula such as Abersoch and Llanbedrog have risen rapidly. Many homes are now holiday homes and a complex of holiday flats has recently been built by the entrance to the beach. The neighbouring town of Nefyn has more in the way of shops and services, and Pwllheli is 7 miles (11 km) on the A497 road.

The beach is mainly sand with small amounts of shale. To the west is the fishing hamlet of Porthdinllaen with a pub, the Tŷ Coch Inn, at the top of the beach. Porthdinllaen has a lifeboat station which houses an inshore lifeboat, as well as a dock for the local Coast Guard.

Welsh language

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According to the United Kingdom Census 2021, 72.3 per cent of all usual residents aged 3+ in Morfa Nefyn can speak Welsh.[2] The 2011 census noted 72.0 per cent of all usual residents aged 3 years and older in the village could speak Welsh.

References

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  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Welsh Language Change in the percentage of people aged three years or older able to speak Welsh by LSOA 2011 to 2021 | DataMapWales". datamap.gov.wales. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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