Nantlle

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Nantlle
Location within Gwynedd
Population228 
OS grid reference SH509534
Community
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Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CAERNARFON
Postcode district LL54
Dialling code 01286
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53°03′22″N4°13′30″W / 53.056°N 4.225°W / 53.056; -4.225 Coordinates: 53°03′22″N4°13′30″W / 53.056°N 4.225°W / 53.056; -4.225

Nantlle ( Loudspeaker.svg Welsh pronunciation ) is a small village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the north shore of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and is part of the community of Llanllyfni. The population was 228 in 2011 with 42% born in England. [1]

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war memorial in village

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References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Nantlle population 2 (W00000438)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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