Aberdaron (Welsh pronunciation:[abɛrˈdarɔn]) is a community, electoral ward and former fishing village at the western tip of the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It lies 14+3⁄4 miles (23.7 km) west of Pwllheli and 33+1⁄2 miles (53.9 km) south west of Caernarfon, and has a population of 965.[1] The community includes Bardsey Island (Welsh: Ynys Enlli), the coastal area around Porthor, and the villages of Anelog, Llanfaelrhys, Penycaerau, Rhoshirwaun, Rhydlios, Uwchmynydd and Y Rhiw.[2] It covers an area of just under 50 square kilometres.[3]
Y Rhiw and Llanfaelrhys have long been linked by sharing rectors and by their close proximity, but were originally ecclesiastical parishes in themselves. The parish of Bodferin/Bodverin was assimilated in the 19th century. The village was the last rest stop for pilgrims heading to Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli), the legendary "island of 20,000 saints". In the 18th and 19th centuries it developed as a shipbuilding centre and port. The mining and quarrying industries became major employers, and limestone, lead, jasper and manganese ("Mango") were exported. There are the ruins of an old pier running out to sea at Porth Simdde, which is the local name for the west end of Aberdaron Beach. After the Second World War the mining industry collapsed, and Aberdaron gradually developed into a holiday resort.[4] The beach was awarded a Seaside Award in 2008.[5]
The coastal waters are part of Pen Llŷn a'r Sarnau Special Area of Conservation (Welsh: Ardal Cadwraeth Arbennig Pen Llŷn a'r Sarnau), one of the largest marine designated sites in the United Kingdom.[6] The coast itself forms part of the Aberdaron Coast and Bardsey Island Special Protection Area (Welsh: Ardal Gwarchodaeth Arbennig Glannau Aberdaron ac Ynys Enlli),[7] and was designated a Heritage Coast in 1974.[8] In 1956 the area was included in Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Welsh: Ardal o Harddwch Naturiol Eithriadol Llŷn).[9][10] Conservation Areas have been created in Aberdaron, Bardsey Island and Y Rhiw;[8] and the area has been designated a Landscape of Historic Interest.[11]
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^"Ordnance Survey: Election Maps: Gwynedd". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
^UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Aberdaron Parish (W04000042)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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^"Welcome to Pen Llŷn a'r Sarnau". Ardal Cadwraeth Arbennig Pen Llŷn a'r Sarnau. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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^ ab"Management Plan: An Assessment of the Area and its Resources" (PDF). Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
^"Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Llŷn AONB". The National Association for AONBs. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
^"Llŷn AONB". Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
^"Guide to Good Practice on Using the Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales in the Planning and Development Process" (PDF). Cadw. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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