| Llandderfel | |
|---|---|
 Llandderfel andRiver Dee | |
  Llandderfel Location withinGwynedd | |
| Area | 114.1 km2 (44.1 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,095 (2011) |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SH980371 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CORWEN |
| Postcode district | LL21 |
| Post town | BALA |
| Postcode district | LL23 |
| Dialling code | 01678 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
52°55′19″N3°30′58″W / 52.922°N 3.516°W /52.922; -3.516  Map of the community | |
Llandderfel is a village and a sparsely populatedcommunity inGwynedd, Wales, nearBala, formerly served by theLlandderfel railway station. The community also includes the settlements ofGlan-yr-afon,Llanfor,Cefnddwysarn andFrongoch. The Community population taken at the2011 census was 1,095.[1]
Palé Hall was built in 1871, on the site of an older manor house in Llandderfel. It was designed bySamuel Pountney Smith ofShrewsbury forHenry Robertson MP, a railway engineer and local landowner.[2] 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 theDuke of Westminster in the 1950s.[3]
The parish church of Llandderfel is dedicated toSaint Derfel. It is part of the diocese ofSt Asaph and is mentioned in the Papal Registers of the late 15th century.[4] Originally aCelticLlan site, founded by Derfel in the early 6th century, the church was rebuilt probably in the early 16th century. The poetDewi Havhesp is buried in the churchyard.
Anelectoral 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.[5]
