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Llandderfel

Llandderfel is a village and a sparsely populated community in Gwynedd, Wales, near Bala, formerly served by the Llandderfel railway station. The community also includes the settlements of Glan-yr-afon, Llanfor, Cefnddwysarn and Frongoch. The Community population taken at the 2011 census was 1,095.

Palé Hall

Palé Hall was built in 1871, on the site of an older manor house in Llandderfel. It was designed by Samuel Pountney Smith of Shrewsbury for Henry Robertson MP, a railway engineer and local landowner. The house was used as a military hospital in World War I and a home for evacuated children in World War II. The Robertson family sold the estate to the Duke of Westminster in the 1950s.

St Derfel's Church

The parish church of Llandderfel is dedicated to Saint Derfel. It is part of the diocese of St Asaph and is mentioned in the Papal Registers of the late 15th century. Originally a Celtic Llan site, founded by Derfel in the early 6th century, the church was rebuilt probably in the early 16th century. The poet Dewi Havhesp is buried in the churchyard.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches beyond the confines of Llandderfel with a population taken at the 2011 census of 1,511.

Notable people

References

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  2. ^ palehalladmin. "History". Palé Hall Hotel. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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  5. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Professor Sir Rees Davies". 13 July 2013.