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Y Ffôr

Coordinates: 52°55′30″N 4°23′06″W / 52.925°N 4.385°W / 52.925; -4.385
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Y Ffôr
Y Ffôr
Y Ffôr is located in Gwynedd
Y Ffôr
Y Ffôr
Location within Gwynedd
OS grid referenceSH397390
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
Shire county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPWLLHELI
Postcode districtLL53
Dialling code01766
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52°55′30″N 4°23′06″W / 52.925°N 4.385°W / 52.925; -4.385

Y Ffôr is a Welsh village located on the Llŷn Peninsula in the county of Gwynedd.

History

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Settlement at Y Ffôr dates back to the Stone Age, but the village itself was established at the beginning of the 19th century.[1] It was originally known as 'Fourcrosses', as it was founded at a crossroads created with the construction of the Porthdinllaen Turnpike trust road (now the B4354), which crossed the road from Pwllheli to Caernarfon (now the A499).[1] The Fourcrosses Inn meant that the village was a stopping point for stage coaches.[1] Fairs were also held in the village square.[1]

Education

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The village has a Welsh-medium primary school called Ysgol Bro Plennydd. This was built in 1912, to replace the former school near the Plasgwyn farm.[1] It is named after Henry Jones Williams, a poet from the village who was known as Plennydd.[1]

As of 2023, there were 87 pupils on roll at the school; 84.8 per cent of statutory school age pupils spoke Welsh at home.[2]

Community

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Y Ffôr has historically been the home of many poets, and there used to be a literary society in the village run by the poet Plennydd.[1]

Notable Persons

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  • Richard Owens (1831 – 1891), as an architect, he was responsible for building over 10,000 houses in Liverpool (noticeably the Welsh Streets) and 250 chapels in England and Wales.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Welcome to Y Ffôr". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Ysgol Bro Plenydd | Estyn". www.estyn.gov.wales. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ Page 4 No. 38 of Capel, Journal of the Chapels Heritage Society retrieved 31 May 2016
  4. ^ Toner, Christine (23 February 2018). "The Welsh Connection: How Wales has helped shape Liverpool". YM Liverpool.