Place:Criccieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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Criccieth (Welsh: Cricieth) is a town and community (or parish) on Cardigan Bay, in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales (formerly the historic county of Caernarvonshire). The town lies 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllheli and 17 miles (27 km) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, reducing to 1,753 at the 2011 UK census.

The former borough of Criccieth was abolished in 1886 by the Municipal Corporations Act 1883. The borough charter had been granted by Edward I in 1284. Under the Local Government Act 1894 Criccieth became an urban district with a directly elected council, while the remainder of the civil parish was renamed Penllyn, and became part of Lleyn Rural District. The urban district was extended between the world wars, taking in parts of Penllyn and Treflys in 1934, followed by part of Llanystumdwy in 1938. Criccieth Urban District was abolished in 1974, and the town became part of the Dwyfor district in the new county of Gwynedd, although the town retained limited powers as a community. Dwyfor itself was abolished when Gwynedd became a unitary authority in 1996.

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For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Criccieth.

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