Llandwrog

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Llandwrog
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Llandwrog village centre
Llandwrog is located in Gwynedd
Llandwrog
Llandwrog
 Llandwrog shown 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
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Arfon
Welsh Assembly Arfon
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd

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Llandwrog (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]

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

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Entry at the Church in Wales website.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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