Llanfor

Llanfor
Llanfor Church
Llanfor Location within Gwynedd
OS grid reference	SH935366
Community	Llandderfel
Principal area	Gwynedd
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	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52°54′58″N3°34′59″W / 52.916°N 3.583°W / 52.916; -3.583

Llanfor is a village in Gwynedd, Wales near the town of Bala, in the community of Llandderfel.

History

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.

There is a legend that the Devil used to frequently visit Llanfor Church in the shape of a pig. ^[2]

Notable People from Llanfor

Dewi Havhesp, ca.1875

• 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

1. 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.
2. ""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.