Penisa'r Waun

Penisa'r-waun is a small village which is located 4 miles to the east of Caernarfon and a mile to the northeast of Llanrug on the A4244 in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

Penisa'r-waun
Houses at Penisa'r-waun
Penisa'r-waun Location within Gwynedd
OS grid reference	SH551638
Community	Llanddeiniolen
Principal area	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAERNARFON
Postcode district	LL55
Dialling code	01286
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Arfon
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Arfon
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 53.152°N 4.166°W / 53.152; -4.166

Education

The village includes a primary school, Ysgol Gymuned Penisarwaun, that instructs around 60 pupils aged between 3–11.^[1] The school is categorised as a Welsh-medium primary school and around 70% of the pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.^[2]

Governance

Penisa'r-waun is an electoral ward in the area. The majority of the population is shown as being in Llanddeiniolen community. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,768.^[3]