Llannor

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Llannor
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Dafarn Hir Llannor
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Llannor
Location within Gwynedd
Population2,145 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SH353373
Community
  • Llannor
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PWLLHELI
Postcode district LL53
Dialling code 01758
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
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52°54′29″N4°26′56″W / 52.908°N 4.449°W / 52.908; -4.449

Wales Gwynedd Community Llannor map.svg
Map of the community

Llannor (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɬanɔr] ) is a village, parish and community located on the Llŷn Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Llŷn) in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. Historically in Caernarfonshire, it lies 1.7 miles (2.8 km) north of Pwllheli and 18.0 miles (29.0 km) south west of Caernarfon. The community includes the villages of Y Ffor, Abererch, Efailnewydd, Llwyndyrys and Rhos-fawr, and had a population of 2,244 in 2010, [2] reducing slightly to 2,145 at the 2011 Census.

Church of the Holy Cross Eglwys Llannor Church - geograph.org.uk - 365421.jpg
Church of the Holy Cross

The medieval church of the Holy Cross was rebuilt by Henry Kennedy in 1855. Later alterations were made by Harold Hughes in 1905.

It is a grade II* listed building. [3]

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References

  1. "Community population 2011" . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 13 January 2010
  3. "Church of the Holy Cross, Llannor". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 December 2013.