Pentir is a community and electoral ward in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. In the 2011 Census, the population of Pentir was 2,450 residents. 58.7% of them were able to speak Welsh.Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats ; accessed 9 May 2014 It includes the Penrhosgarnedd suburbs of Bangor, Glasinfryn, Caerhun and the hamlet of Pentir.
The Faenol Hall (Vaenol Estate) is a Grade II* Listed Building within the community, as well as several other buildings on the estate, such as the Chapel of St. Mary.British Listed Buildings website.
Pentir was historically part of the parish of Bangor. The Local Government Act 1894 directed that parishes could no longer straddle borough boundaries, and so the part of Bangor parish outside the boundary of the municipal borough (city) of Bangor became a separate parish, which took the name Pentir from one of the hamlets it contained. Rural parishes such as Pentir were converted into communities in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.
See also List of localities in Wales by population
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