Trefor, Gwynedd

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Trefor
Stryd Galch (Lime Street)
Trefor Location within Gwynedd
Population	1,067
OS grid reference	SH371467
Community	Llanaelhaearn
Principal area	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAERNARFON
Postcode district	LL54
Dialling code	01286
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52°59′35″N 4°25′34″W / 52.993°N 4.426°W / 52.993; -4.426

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 Llanaelhaearn, and Llithfaen is nearby. There is a beach in Trefor and also a shop in the village centre. It was in the historic county of Caernarfonshire.

Location and amenities

Trefor is 9 miles (14 km) north of Pwllheli and 13 miles (21 km) south of Caernarfon. It is surrounded by the sea and mountains, overlooking Caernarfon Bay.

Just off the main

, and is being slowly eroded by the sea. Because of this land erosion, a large expanse of clay is exposed when the tide is out which is dangerous to walk on.

Rising steeply behind the village is

, and the northern mountains of England. The central peak, the tallest at 561 metres (1,841 ft), is called Garn Ganol; the summit nearest the sea, and the lowest, is Garn For, home to the quarry.

There is one school in Trefor, a primary school called Ysgol yr Eifl. As of 2023, 58 pupils were enrolled at the school. 88.6% of statutory school age pupils are from Welsh-speaking homes.^[2]

There was a

club in Trefor, which was re-established in the 2000–01 season. It has won one cup in its history, in the 2001–02 season.

There are two retail outlets in Trefor: a

. To the north end of the village is a children's play area. It is possible to go on a pushchair-friendly circular walk, starting at the play area, down to the beach, across the headland and back into the village again.

Visitors can surf the other side of the harbour wall at Trefor. It can be a nice left-hand point over a stony reef thrown off the headland. There is a small pier next to the harbour; it has been deemed unsafe so is currently closed to the public.

Since 2015 a cycle club has been established in the village and surrounding area called Clwb Beicio'r Eifl.^[3] Its members regularly take part in sportives and club rides.

Notable people

• Alice Gray Jones (1852–1943), Welsh writer and editor, known by the pseudonym "Ceridwen Peris"

Gallery

• 
  Quarry at Trefor, 1956
• 
  Sant Sior Church
• 
  Overlooking Trefor village and beach
• 
  Photograph of a group of wild mountain goats grazing at Trefor by Yr Eifl, Penrhyn Llŷn

References

External links

• Photos of Trefor and surrounding area on www.geograph.co.uk