Trefor
Trefor is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. It had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census. Trefor is in the community of Trefor a Llanaelhaearn, and Llithfaen is nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,070 residents
- Description: village in Gwynedd, Wales
- Also known as: “Trefor, Gwynedd” and “Trevor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capel Gosen and Yr Eifl.
Yr Eifl
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yr Eifl, sometimes called the Rivals in English, is a group of hills on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. On a clear day, the views from the highest summit reach as far as the Isle of Man, the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland and the Lake District, as well as the entire sweep of Cardigan Bay.
Trefor Quarry
Quarry
The Trefor Quarry railway was an industrial, 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow-gauge railway connecting the Trefor granite quarry with the pier at Llanaelhaearn on the Llŷn Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nant Gwrtheyrn and Llithfaen.
Nant Gwrtheyrn
Hamlet
Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales. Nant Gwrtheyrn is situated 2 miles southwest of Trefor.
Llithfaen
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llithfaen is a village on the North West of Wales on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It is within the community of Pistyll near Caernarfon Bay. Pwllheli is the nearest town, approximately 8 miles away, and Caernarfon is 16 miles away. Llithfaen is situated 2½ miles southwest of Trefor.
Clynnog Fawr
Village
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
Clynnog Fawr, often simply called Clynnog, is a village and community on the north coast of Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. Clynnog Fawr is situated 3 miles northeast of Trefor.
Trefor
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.99305° or 52° 59′ 35″ northLongitude
-4.42654° or 4° 25′ 36″ westPopulation
1,070Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9C4QXHVF+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 1528105805OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2635474Wikidata ID
Q3395616
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