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Llanbedrog is a village on the Llŷn peninsula in Wales.

It is on the south side of the peninsula on the A499 road between Pwllheli and Abersoch.

South of the village is the headland and open area of Mynydd T�r-y-cwmwd.

The village takes its name from Saint Pedrog, which may be the Welsh form of Saint Patrick.

In 1856 a dower house, "Plas Glyn-y-Weddw", was built in lower Llanbedrog for Lady Love Jones Parry. The house is now an important centre for the arts.

Granite quarrying was commercially important in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The quarry closed down in 1949.

Holiday-makers started coming to Llanbedrog in significant numbers in the early 20th century, and a tramway was built between Pwllheli and Llanbedrog (Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway). The beach is now managed by the National Trust.

For more information see http://www.llanbedrog.info


 Pubs/Bars in Llanbedrog:
 Glyn-Y-Weddw Arms
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7TH
 01758 740 212

 The Ship Inn
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7PE
 01758 740 270


 B&B's/Guesthouses in Llanbedrog:
 Craig Y Glyn
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7UB
 01758 740352

 Wern Manor Farm
       Lon Pin
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7PH
 01758 740156
 http://www.wernfawrmanorfarm.freeserve.co.uk/


 Campsites/Caravans in Llanbedrog:
 Bodwrog
       Bodwrog
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7RE
 01758 740341

 Bolmynydd Camping Park
       Llanbedrog
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7UP
 01758 740224
 [email protected]
 http://www.bolmynydd.co.uk/

 Refail Touring & Camping Park
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7NP
 01758 740511
 [email protected]


 Restaurants in Llanbedrog:
 The Galley
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7TR
 01758 740730
 
 Glynllifon Country House
       Glyn Llifon
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7UB
 01758 740147

 The Tremfan Hall
       Tremvan Hall
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7NN
 01758 740169


 Cafes in Llanbedrog:
 Blasy Cymad
       Glynyweddw Estate
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7TT
 01758 740763


 Riding in Llanbedrog:
 Llanbedrog Riding Centre
       Halfway Bungalow
       Llanbedrog
       Pwllheli
       Gwynedd
       LL53 7UB
 01758 740267


A relaxing weekend in Llanbedrog, North Wales


Llanbedrog (Llan-Bedrog) - From 'A Topographical Dictionary of Wales' (1849)
LLANBEDROG (LLAN-BEDROG), a parish, in the union of Pwllheli, hundred of Gaflogion, Lleyn division of the county of Carnarvon, North Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Pwllheli; containing 512 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the north-western shore of Cardigan bay, near St. Tudwal's Roads; it has the advantage of a secure though inconsiderable bay, affording good anchorage, and maintains a direct communication with Carnarvon, South Wales, Liverpool, and Dublin. The village, which is small, is situated in a beautifully picturesque valley, embosomed in mountains, on one of which, partly in the adjoining parish of Llangian, was a well called Fynnon Dduw, or "God's well," about three yards square, inclosed with a wall from four to five feet high. The waters of this well were formerly much esteemed for their efficacy in rheumatic complaints; and adjoining to it was another, about a yard square, from which the invalids used to drink the water. It was customary for the people of the neighbouring country to assemble around the well for the celebration of rustic sports, but it has now for many years been neglected. WernVawr, the only house of any importance in the parish, is a spacious and ancient mansion.

The living is a rectory, with the perpetual curacies of Llanvihangel-B�chelleth and Llangian annexed, rated in the king's books at �25. 11. 5�.; patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The tithes of this parish and Llanvihangel-B�chelleth have been commuted for a rent-charge of �662, and there is a glebe of eight and a half acres, valued at �9. 10. per annum; also a glebe-house. The church, dedicated to St. Pedroc, son of Clement, Prince of Cornwall, by whom it is supposed to have been founded in the seventh century, is a small neat edifice, and was thoroughly repaired in 1827, at an expense of �130; in some of the windows are fragments of ancient stained glass. There are places of worship for Calvinistic and Wesleyan Methodists, and Independents. A school is supported principally by the rector; and four Sunday schools are held, one of them in connexion with the Church, and the others belonging to the dissenters. A small cottage and garden, originally given to the church, and formerly tenanted by the parish-clerk, are now occupied rent free, by a poor man's family, forming the only charitable endowment in the parish.



 

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