Nefyn

Nefyn is a town and community on the northwest coast of the , , . Nefyn is popular with visitors for its sandy beach, and has one substantial hotel, a community pub and a beach cafe.
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  • Type: Village with 1,370 residents
  • Description: town and community in Gwynedd, Wales
  • Also known as: “Nevin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Garn Boduan and Llŷn Maritime Museum.

Peak
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an Iron Age hillfort and hill near Nefyn, on the in . In a survey in the 1950s the traces of over 170 round houses were identified on this site, and around 100 round houses are still visible on the ground.

Museum
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morfa Nefyn and Porthdinllaen.

Village
Photo: Shirley Roulston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the northern coast of the in , . 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 such as and have risen rapidly.

Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small coastal village on the in the Dwyfor area of , Wales, built on a small promontory, and historically in . is situated 2 miles west of Nefyn.

Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, parish and community located on the in the Welsh county of . Historically in , it lies 1.7 miles north of and 18.0 miles south west of . is situated 3½ miles southeast of Nefyn.

Nefyn

Latitude
52.9356° or 52° 56′ 8″ north
Longitude
-4.5192° or 4° 31′ 9″ west
Population
1,370
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB NEF
Open location code
9C4QWFPJ+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29207883
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2641745
Wiki­data ID
Q1974260
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Nefyn” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Nefyn”
  • Basque: “Nefyn”
  • Breton: “Nefyn”
  • Bulgarian: “Невин”
  • Bulgarian: “Нефин”
  • Catalan: “Nefyn”
  • Cebuano: “Nefyn (komunidad)”
  • Cebuano: “Nefyn”
  • Chinese: “Nefyn”
  • Cornish: “Nefyn”
  • Czech: “Nefyn”
  • Dutch: “Nefyn”
  • French: “Nefyn”
  • German: “Nefyn”
  • Hebrew: “נווין”
  • Irish: “Nefyn”
  • Italian: “Nefyn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nefyn”
  • Persian: “نفین”
  • Persian: “نوین، ولز”
  • Persian: “نوین”
  • Polish: “Nefyn”
  • Scots: “Nefyn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Nefyn”
  • Spanish: “Nefyn”
  • Swedish: “Nefyn”
  • Welsh: “Nefyn”

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