Place:Llanbedr, Merionethshire, Wales

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Llanbedr is a village and community (or parish) in the former Meirionnydd District, of Gwynedd, Wales. Prior to 1974 it was in Merionethshire.

The village originally grew around the slate quarrying industry. Slate tiles (shaped from the natural material) were a very popular roofing material for housing up until 1950. For the most part, they have been replaced by clay tiles or concrete tiles, but slate is still used.

The church of St Peter, after whom the village is named (Pedr being the Welsh for Peter), is a class II* listed building.

A mile from the village is the hamlet of Pentre Gwynfryn and to the north is the smaller village of Pensarn.

Llanbedr has an airport which, until 2004, was operated by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency as a launch site for remotely piloted drone 'aircraft' for use as aerial targets by the RAF and other UK forces.

Research Tips

• A 1900 Ordnance Survey map of the historic county of Merionethshire is available on the A Vision of Britain through Time website. This shows all the old parishes within their urban and rural districts. Large farms and estates are also marked.