Llanfor
| Llanfor | |
|---|---|
 Llanfor Church | |
  Llanfor Location within Gwynedd | |
| OS grid reference | SH935366 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALA |
| Postcode district | LL23 |
| Dialling code | 01678 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llanfor is a village in Gwynedd, Wales near the town of Bala, in the community of Llandderfel.
History
[edit]There is evidence of an Iron Age Hill Fort in the immediate area and Roman Castrum.
In the 6th century an unknown Monk from Llanfor was reputedly responsible for converting Llywarch Hen,[1] prince of Rheged, to Christianity. It was also the site of a church built by Saint Tyneio, the 6th century Patron Saint of the village.
There is a legend that the Devil used to frequently visit Llanfor Church in the shape of a pig.[2]
Notable People from Llanfor
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- Saint Tyneio a 6th C. pre-congregational Saint of Wales.
- William Price (1619–1691), a Welsh politician, MP between 1640 and 1679 and fought as a Royalist colonel in the English Civil War.
- Humphrey Foulkes (1673–1737) a Welsh priest and antiquarian.
- William Price (1690–1774) a Welsh High Sheriff and antiquarian, from Rhiwlas.
- Richard Thelwall Price, British Member of Parliament for Beaumaris, 1754–1768
- John Williams (1811–1862), antiquary, bardic name Ab Ithel, the Anglican curate of Llanfor from 1835
- Richard Williams Morgan (1815–1889), bardic name Môr Meirion, author, priest and Welsh nationalist campaigner
- David Roberts (1831–1884), poet known as ‘Dewi Havhesp’, spent his early years at 'Pensingrug', Llanfor.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Llanfor.
- ^ Skene, William F. (Aug 1868). "The Four Ancient Books of Wales, Containing the Cymric Poems Attributed to the Bards of the Sixth Century". The Dublin University Magazine. LXXII (CCCCXXVIII): 226–240. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ ""Ejecting the Evil Spirit from Llanfor Church in the Form of a Pig" The Devil, Evil Spirits, Satan in Welsh mythology". WalesDirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2014.