| 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
editThere is evidence of an Iron Age hill fort in the immediate area.[citation needed] There was a Roman fort, so far undated precisely but it may have been built during the first campaign of conquest of Wales by the Roman governor Julius Frontinus (AD 73-77).[1]
In the 6th century an unknown monk from Llanfor was reputedly responsible for converting Llywarch Hen,[2] prince of Rheged, to Christianity.
There is a legend that the Devil used to frequently visit Llanfor Church in the shape of a pig.[3]
Notable people from Llanfor
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- 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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- ^ Hopewell, David. "Roman fort environs. Additional geophysical survey at Caer Gai and Cefn Caer", G1632. Report number 635, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust, March 2006, p. 3.
- ^ 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.
