Place:Lleyn Rural, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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Lleyn Rural District (or Llŷn Rural District) was based in Pwllheli, and created under the Local Government Act 1894 from the area of Pwllheli Rural Sanitary District. At the time it covered 91,449 acres (370.08 km2) and consisted of 30 civil parishes, although the number was subsequently reduced. At the 1901 UK census it had a population of 16,816. Under a County Review Order in 1934, 18 parishes were abolished with their areas distributed among other parishes; a new parish of Buan was formed by the merger of Ceidio and Llanfihangel Bachellaeth; and the parish of Dolbenmaen was transferred in from Glaslyn Rural District. Five years later, in 1939, Edern was abolished and incorporated into Nefyn. The rural district was abolished in 1974, with its area being included in the Dwyfor District of the preserved county of Gwynedd. As a two-tier county, Gwynedd was itself abolished in 1996, when it became a unitary authority. At the time of abolition, the rural district covered 114,232 acres (462.28 km2) and had a population at the 1971 census of 15,190.

The Llŷn Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Llŷn or Pen Llŷn) extends 30 miles (50 km) into the Irish Sea from northwest Wales, southwest of the Isle of Anglesey. It is part of the modern county and historic region of Gwynedd. Much of the eastern part of the peninsula, around Criccieth, may be regarded as part of Eifionydd rather than Llŷn, although the boundary is somewhat vague. The area of Llŷn is about 400 km2 (150 sq miles), and its population is at least 20,000.

The whole of Llŷn is now governed by Cyngor Gwynedd, a unitary authority established in 1996.

Parishes

Research Tips

• A 1900 Ordnance Survey map of the historic county of Caernarvonshire is available on the A Vision of Britain through Time website. This shows all the old parishes of the Llyn Peninsula.