Rhydyclafdy

Rhydyclafdy (or Rhyd-y-clafdy) is a small village close to the southern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It lies 2.8 miles (4.58 km) to the west of Pwllheli and 19.65 miles (31.62 km) south west of Caernarfon. The village forms part of the community of Buan along with Boduan, and together they have a population of 469.^[1]

Rhydyclafdy
The Twnti restaurant in the village
Rhydyclafdy Location within Gwynedd
Population	469 (2001)
OS grid reference	SH327349
Community	Buan
Principal area	Gwynedd
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PWLLHELI
Postcode district	LL53
Dialling code	01758
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52.886°N 4.486°W / 52.886; -4.486

Education

Primary education was provided by Ysgol Rhydyclafdy, located in the village. The school is in the Ysgol Glan y Môr catchment area, where the majority of students will go on to complete their secondary education. However the school closed down in 2008 and village children have to travel to Llanbedrog or Pentre Uchaf. This has had a marked effect on the village community as the school was always the centre of the village.

Notable people

Meic Parry, Sun Crazy Caravan Park's Events Manager and later B&B owner from the S4C hit program Talcen Caled's grandmother was from Rhydyclafdy. Many scenes make reference to 'Nain Rhydyclafdy' although she herself does not appear in the program.

References

1. "Census 2001: Parish Headcounts: Gwynedd". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.