LLANVAWR (LLAN-FAWR), a parish, in the union of BALA, hundred of PENLLYN, county of MERIONETH, NORTH WALES, I mile (N. E.)
from Bala, on the road to Corwen; containing 1835 inhabitants. This parish takes its name from St. Mor, who flourished in
the beginning of the fifth century, and was the son of Cenen, who was the son of Coel Godebog, King of Britain. It extends
for nearly eight miles in length and about the same in breadth, is situated on the river Dee, and abounds with pleasing
and picturesque scenery; from Moel-y-Llan, on the high grounds above the village, which stands on the road from Bala to
Corwen, a fine view is obtained of the Vale of Pen4n, through which the Dee winds its serpentine course, and of Bala lake,
bounded at its western extremity by the lofty Arenig and Aran mountains. On the left is " Rhiwaedog, or the Bloody Brow,
celebrated for a battle that took place there between Llywarch Hen and the Saxons, in which that chieftain lost the last
of his sons. Not far from the village is Pabell Llywarch Hen, the tent of Llywarch the Aged, where he is said to have
rested on the night after the battle, and finished the pathetic elegy in which he laments the loss of all his sons. This
place is marked out by a circle of large stones, to which tradition has attributed that name; and near the road to Corwen
are also the remains of an exploratory station. Fairs are held on August 14th, and September 20th. The living consists of
a rectory and a vicarage, both in the patronage of the Bishop of St. Asaph: the former is a sinecure, rated in the kings
books at £11. 5., and of the net annual value of 1; the latter, which is discharged, is rated at £5. 1. 54., and is of the
net value of £160, with a glebe-house. The church, dedicated to St. Mor, is an ancient structure, in the early style of
English architecture: the north chancel, by an inscription on the outside wall, was erected in 1599, at the expense of R.
Price Esq., of Rhiwlas, in the parish, and contains severai monuments to that family. Llywarch Hen died in 660, at the age
of 150 years, and was buried here. In a window under the gallery is a stone on which is inscribed, in old characters, the
words " Cavos Eniarcii." There are places of worship for Independents and Calvinistic Methodists; a National school,
containing a great number of children of both sexes, supported by the rector, who pays the master £30 per annum; and
eleven Sunday schools, six appertaining to Methodists and five to Independents, in which about 820 males and females are
instructed gratuitously. The late William Price, Esq., of Rhiwlas, in 1774, bequeathed £800 for the maintenance of three
aged men and three aged women, £200 for clothing the poor, and £100 for purchasing bread; the interest of all which sums
is appropriated according to the will of the testator. Mrs. Margaret Price, of the same family, also bequeathed £100 for
clothing the poor; among whom is further distributed a sum of £1. 13. 9., under a bequest of Hugh Jones; and there are
some smaller bequests in land and money for their benefit, amounting altogether to £3. 17., which is applied towards the
salary of the master of the school. Rhiwlas, the seat of the family of Price, is a very ancient building, situated on the
left bank of the river Treweryn, which falls into the Dee within a short distance: the grounds embrace some pleasingly
varied scenery.