Llanbedrog
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 51 ′ N , 4 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SH3231 | ||
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| Residents | 1020 2001 | ||
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| Post town | Pwllheli | ||
| ZIP code section | LL53 | ||
| prefix | 01758 | ||
| Part of the country | Wales | ||
| Preserved County | Gwynedd | ||
| Unitary authority | Gwynedd | ||
Llanbedrog is a civil parish in County Gwynedd, North West Wales , formerly County Caernarfonshire .
General
Llanbedrog is located on the southeast coast of the Lleyn Peninsula ( Welsh : Penrhyn Llŷn ) on the Irish Sea between Pwllheli and Abersoch . South of the parish is the headland of Mynydd Tir-y-cwmwd .
A granite quarry was in economic use from the late 19th century to 1949. Tourism has been an important source of income since the early 20th century. That is why the private horse-drawn tram Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway from Pwllheli to Llanbedrog was built. The tram was operated as a horse-drawn tram from 1899 to 1919, then switched to electricity. The route was partly destroyed by storms in 1927, but the remaining parts of the route are still used.
The former widow 's residence "Plas Glyn-y-Weddw" of Lady Love Jones-Parry, built in 1856, is now the town's art and cultural center. Lady Jones-Parry's husband, Sir Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry, was a prominent member of the Eisteddfod (festivals of literature, music and song in Wales) under his bard name Elphin .
The name of the place comes from Saint Petroc, a Welsh form of the Irish Patrick .
Bardsey Island ( Ynys Enlli ) in the Bay of Pwllheli is considered in some Welsh myths as the mysterious place Avallun (see also Avalon ).
