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Trefor
Trefor
	St. George's Church, Trefor
	Trefor Location within Gwynedd
Population	814
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
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd;
	List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52°59′35″N 4°25′34″W / 52.993°N 4.426°W

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Trefor is a village on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. With nearby Llanaelhaearn it makes up Llanaelhaearn community, which has a combined population of 1,117. Trefor is the larger of the two settlements, with a population of 814 as of 2011 census. It is 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.

Located just off the main A499 road, Trefor has a small harbour and a beach with some sand. At the top of the beach is an emergency telephone to summon help in the event of a maritime emergency. The land behind the beach is made of boulder clay deposited during the last glaciation, and is being slowly eroded by the sea.

Rising steeply behind the village is Yr Eifl, a range of three hills that dominate the skyline. A granite quarry, Trefor Granite Quarry or the Yr Eifl Quarry, opened there in 1850. The industrial narrow gauge railway—Trefor Quarry railway—opened in 1865 and brought rock from the quarry to the coast, but was gradually replaced by road transport and was finally closed in 1960. Trefor granite is used to make curling stones.^[1] Tre'r Ceiri, the second highest of the hills, has on it one of the best examples of a Stone Age or Neolithic settlement in Europe on its summit. Views from the summits, on a clear day, extend to Ireland, the whole of Cardigan Bay, Anglesey, Snowdonia, 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.

There was a football 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 village shop which opens between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm Monday to Friday with shorter hours at the weekend, and a post office. 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.^[2] Its members regularly take part in sportives and club rides.

Gallery

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References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Croeso i Glwb Beicio'r Eifl!" (in Welsh). Glwb Beicio'r Eifl. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

External links

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

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Croeso i Glwb Beicio'r Eifl!" (in Welsh). Glwb Beicio'r Eifl. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

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 [[File:Quarry at Trefor (13213902113).jpg|thumb|280x280px|Quarry at Trefor, 1956]]
+'''Trefor''' is a village on the north coast of the [[Llŷn Peninsula]] in [[Gwynedd]], Wales. With nearby [[Llanaelhaearn]] it makes up Llanaelhaearn community, which has a combined population of 1,117. Trefor is the larger of the two settlements, with a population of 814 as of 2011 census. It is in the [[Historic counties of Wales|historic county]] of [[Caernarfonshire]].
-Trefor is a Locality on the North Coast on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd in North Wales. There is a Shop and a Pub run by the Community Trefor is in the Community of Llanaelhaearn. Llithfaen is also is in the Community of Llanaelhaearn. Trefor is on The Historically County of Caernarfonshire. The Village of Llithfaen is on the other Side to Trefor. There is a Beach a Bay and There is a Sea Stacks in Trefor. There is a Mountain Called Garn For of Yr Eifl Mountain is Next to Garn For. There Village Population is 814. There is a Church Called St. George's Church in Trefor. You can Walk to The Welsh Language Heritage Centre which is Nant Gwrtheyrn. Which is Nearby Llithfaen Village. The Trefor is Facing The Caernarfon Bay. You Can See Far as The Isle of Man, Wicklow Mountains in Ireland and The Lake District. Possibly The Cardigan Bay. There is also Post office, Park and Football Clubs.
 [[File:Pentref Trefor. The village of Trefor - geograph.org.uk - 630325.jpg|thumb|left|Pentref Trefor: the village of Trefor]]
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 Since 2015 a cycle club has been established in the village and surrounding area called Clwb Beicio'r Eifl.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clwbbeicioeifl.wixsite.com/clwbbeicioeifl |title=Croeso i Glwb Beicio'r Eifl! |publisher=Glwb Beicio'r Eifl |access-date=1 June 2018 |language=cy}}</ref> Its members regularly take part in sportives and club rides.
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+{{gallery
 ==References==

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