  pwllheli () is a community and the main market town of the llÅ·n peninsula () in gwynedd, north-western wales. it had a population of 4,076 in 2011office for national statistics : census 2001 : parish headcounts : gwynedd retrieved 14 january 2010 of which a large proportion, 81 per cent, are welsh speaking.cyngor gwynedd pwllheli is the place where plaid cymru was founded. it is the birthplace of the welsh poet sir albert evans-jones (bardic name cynan). ==etymology== the town's name means salt water basin. the pronunciation of pwllheli includes a sound not found in the english language, the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative , but is (very) approximately pu-hlel-ee. ==history== thumb|left|donkeys outside a warehouse in pwllheli, circa 1885. the town was given its charter as a borough by edward, the black prince in 1355, and a market is still held each wednesday in the centre of the town on 'y maes' (="the field" or "the town square" in english). the town grew around the shipbuilding and fishing industries, and the granite quarry at gimlet rock ().{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/pwllheli/pages/marina.shtml |title=a glance back at history with luned |publisher=bbc |date=2006-01-17 |accessdate=2009-02-21 |quote=another relaxing place in pwllheli is gimblet rock. it is a rock which stands on the southerly side of the town. it was once a hu
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