Pistyll

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| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|52.952|-4.492|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Pistyll

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| population = 566

| population_ref = (2011)

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| static_image_caption = Pistyll Capel Bethania Chapel

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| unitary_wales = Gwynedd

| lieutenancy_wales = Gwynedd

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Dwyfor Meirionnydd

| constituency_westminster = Dwyfor Meirionnydd

| community_wales = Pistyll

| postcode_district = LL53

| postcode_area = LL

| post_town = PWLLHELI

| dial_code = 01758

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Pistyll is a village and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, located on the Llŷn Peninsula midway between Nefyn and Llanaelhaearn.Berry, D. (2014), "Walks on the Llŷn Peninsula", Kittiwake Books, p. 34 Llithfaen is the largest settlement in the community and had a population of 566 according to the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000096|title=Custom report – Nomis – Official Census and Labour Market Statistics|access-date=10 March 2023}} The actor Rupert Davies, best known for playing the title character in Maigret, retired to the village and is buried here.

The sixth century church, St. Beuno's, was used by mediaeval pilgrims travelling to Bardsey Island.

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