Criccieth

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Criccieth
Welsh: Cricieth
Population	1.826
OS grid reference	SH505385
Principal area	Gwynedd
Ceremonial county	Gwynedd
Constituent country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRICCIETH
Postcode district	LL52
Dialling code	01766
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
European Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Caernarfon
List of places: UK • Wales • Gwynedd

Criccieth (Welsh Cricieth) is a town on the Cardigan Bay coast in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

The town is a quaint seaside resort, popular with retirees. Attractions in Criccieth include the ruins of Criccieth Castle, built by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth in 1230, and a chapel used as an art gallery. The castle gives great views of the town and the surrounding countryside. Near the castle is the Castle fish and chip shop as well as the famous Cadwalader's ice-cream shop. The High Street has several good bistro style restaurants. The town is served by its station on the Cambrian Coast Railway.

The town is noted for its fairs, held on 23 May and 29 June every year, when large numbers of people visit the fair itself and the market which spreads through many of the streets of the town.

Famous people associated with the town include David Lloyd George, who grew up in the nearby village of Llanystumdwy, and poet William R. P. George.

In Wales, road signs must be bilingual; however, signage on the approach to the town have always read simply "Criccieth". The signs are repeatedly vandalised, removing one of the middle Cs. The doubling of the letter "C" is not a grammatical feature possible in Welsh and therefore the road signs are effectively displayed only in English.