Llanengan
| Llanengan | |
|---|---|
Llyn | |
  Llanengan Location within Gwynedd | |
| Population | 1,989 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SH293269 |
| Community |
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| 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 |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd | |
Llanengan is a small village and
public house
is called the Sun.
Lead was formerly obtained from a lead mine just outside the village. A chimney can be seen on the left from the road to Porth Neigwl ("Hell's Mouth"), which marks the entrance to the former lead workings.[4]
Church
The
Henry VIII. However, its choir stalls, two Rood screens and bells were saved and relocated to Llanengan Church as it had just been rebuilt in the early 1530s.[5]
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward is smaller than the Community, with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,206.[6]
Notable people
- Ellen Hughes (1867–1927), a Welsh-language writer, temperance reformer and suffragist.
- David Green (1939–2016) a Welsh first-class cricketer
References
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Llanengan Community Council".
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Atlas of Caernarfonshire; ed. T.M. Basset, B.L. Davies; Gwynedd Rural Council, Caernarfon 1976
- ^ Bardsey Island Trust : The Island : History Retrieved 16 August 2009
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links
Media related to Llanengan at Wikimedia Commons
