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Criccieth
Criccieth is a town and also area on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The community lies 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllheli and also 17 miles (27 km) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, decreasing to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The town is a seaside resort, prominent with households. Tourist attractions include the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have substantial sights over the town and also bordering countryside. Nearby on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened up in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has a number of bistro-style dining establishments. In the centre lies Y Maes ("The Field", or town square), part of the initial middle ages community common. The community is noted for its fairs, held on 23 May and 29 June every year, when large numbers of individuals visit the fairground as well as the market which spreads out via most of the streets of the town. Famous people connected with the town include the British head of state, David Lloyd George, that matured in the neighboring town of Llanystumdwy, and also poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF police officer, writer as well as producer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and his spouse Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 up until their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth held the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and in 2003 was approved Fairtrade Town condition. It won the Wales in Bloom competition every year from 1999 to 2004. The town designs itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".