Abererch

Aber-erch ([abɛrˈɛrχ], Welsh for "Mouth of the Erch") is a small village and former civil parish on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The village lies approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Pwllheli. A river, the Afon Erch runs through the village.

Aber-erch
Aber-erch
Aber-erch Location within Gwynedd
Population	1,354 (Ward 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SH395365
Community	Llannor
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 52.902°N 4.386°W / 52.902; -4.386

The parish was abolished in 1934 and incorporated into that of Llannor, now the community of Llannor.^[2] It is a mostly Welsh-speaking village^[3] and its name is often truncated to "Berch" [bɛrχ] in the local Welsh dialect.^[4]

Church of St Cawrdaf

There is a primary school, playschool, and a railway station. The Church of St Cawrdaf is a grade I listed building.^[5]

Aber-erch has a beach called 'Traeth Glan y Don' (which roughly translates to 'Shore of the wave beach') which extends from Morfa'r Garreg, Pwllheli to Pen-ychain. Parking for the beach is near the railway station. From the beach you have a view of Harlech Castle in the east all the way down to Tywyn (on a clearer day even further south) and to the west Pwllheli and the St Tudwal's Islands. Access to the beach is through a footpath next the caravan and camp-site. This beach is ideal for days when the wind is from the north or north west due to the sheltered bay.

The ward includes the village of Y Ffor and the small settlement of Penrhos.

Notable people

• John Elias (1774-1841), a powerful Christian preacher: "as if talking fire down from heaven"
• Ellis Owen Ellis (1813-1861), a Welsh portrait painter, cartoonist and illustrator.