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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bodferin like this:
BODFERIN, or Bodvern, a parish in Pwllheli district, Carnarvon; on the coast, 4½ miles N by W of Aberdaron, and 14 WSW of Pwllheli r. station. Post Town, Aberdaron, under Pwllheli. Acres, 511. Real property, £278. Pop., 50. Houses, 12. The living is a p. curacy, united with Llaniestyn, in the diocese of Bangor. The church has disappeared; but there are ruins of an ancient chapel.
Bodferin is now part of GWYNEDD District. Click here for graphs and data of how GWYNEDD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bodferin itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bodferin, in Gwynedd and Caernarvonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12174
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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