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Criccieth is a town and neighborhood on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd location of Gwynedd in Wales. The community lies 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 kilometres) east of Pwllheli and 17 miles (27 kilometres) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, lowering to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The town is a seaside resort, preferred with families. Attractions include the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have extensive sights over the community and bordering countryside. Close-by on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader’s Ice Cream Parlour, opened up in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has numerous bistro-style dining establishments. In the centre lies Y Maes (“The Field”, or community square), part of the original middle ages town common. The town is noted for its fairs, held on 23 May and also 29 June each year, when large numbers of people see the fairground and the market which spreads out with much of the streets of the town. Famous people related to the community consist of the British head of state, David Lloyd George, who grew up in the nearby town of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF police officer, writer and also originator of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and his better half Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 until their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 as well as in 2003 was provided Fairtrade Town condition. It won the Wales in Bloom competition each year from 1999 to 2004. The community designs itself the “Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia”.