Llandwrog

Llandwrog
Llandwrog
	; Llandwrog village centre
	Llandwrog Location within Gwynedd
Population	2,539 (2011)
OS grid reference	SH450560
Community	Llandwrog;
Principal area	Gwynedd;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAERNARFON
Postcode district	LL54
Dialling code	01286
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Arfon;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Arfon;
	List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 53°04′44″N 4°18′50″W / 53.079°N 4.314°WCoordinates: 53°04′44″N 4°18′50″W / 53.079°N 4.314°W

Llandwrog (Welsh pronunciation; Welsh language: meaning 'The church of Saint Twrog') is a village and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, most notable for the presence of the headquarters of Welsh record label Sain and the site of Caernarfon Airport. It has a population of 2,466,^[1] increasing to 2,539 at the 2011 Census.^[2] The community includes the villages of Groeslon, Carmel, Gwynedd, Y Fron, Dinas Dinlle, and .

As suggested by the village name, the parish church is dedicated St Twrog.^[3]

It was the base of the first ever Sea and Mountain Rescue team,^{[citation needed]} and includes the estate of Glynllifon.

RAF Llandwrog was a training airfield during World War II, and was later used as a weapons storage facility. It had a key role in Operation Sandcastle, where a large quantity of Nazi Tabun weapons were stored prior to eventual disposal at sea.

There is a local legend told about a midwife from Llandwrog. It is said that the she was once summoned by a stranger to an underground palace where she helped a queen give birth to a child. The stranger then gave the midwife some ointment for the baby's eyes. When the midwife accidentally touched it to her own eyes, the queen instantly changed into the midwife's former serving-maid, Eilian. Weeks later, when the midwife recognised the mysterious stranger at the local fair, she enquired about Eilian. The stranger replied that Eilian was well, and then asked the midwife which eye she saw him with. When she indicated the eye, he immediately poked it out.^[4]

References[]

^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ Entry at the Church in Wales website.
^ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. pp. 392–393. ISBN 9780340165973.

External links[]

Council website - English language version

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[1] Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[3] Entry at the Church in Wales website.

[4] Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. pp. 392–393. ISBN 9780340165973.

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Llandwrog
Llandwrog village centre
Llandwrog Location within Gwynedd
Population	2,539 (2011)
OS grid reference	SH450560
Community	Llandwrog
Principal area	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAERNARFON
Postcode district	LL54
Dialling code	01286

Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Arfon
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Arfon
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 53°04′44″N 4°18′50″W / 53.079°N 4.314°W / 53.079; -4.314Coordinates: 53°04′44″N 4°18′50″W / 53.079°N 4.314°W / 53.079; -4.314