Y Ffôr

Y Ffôr
Y Ffôr
	Y Ffôr
	Y Ffôr Location within Gwynedd
OS grid reference	SH397390
Community	Llannor;
Principal area	Gwynedd;
Preserved county	Gwynedd;
Shire county	Gwynedd;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PWLLHELI
Postcode district	LL53
Dialling code	01766
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°55′30″N 4°23′06″W / 52.925°N 4.385°W

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

History

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

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

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

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

References

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

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[BBC-1] Jump up to: ^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.

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