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Trefor (other)
Trefor may refer to: People Given name Trefor * Trefor Evans (born 1947), former Wales international rugby union player * Trefor Jenkins (born 1932), Welsh-born South African human geneticist * Trefor Richard Morgan (1914–1970), Welsh nationalist activist and businessman * Trefor Morris (born 1934), Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1996 * Trefor Owen (1933–2001), Welsh amateur footballer * Trefor Proud (), make-up artist in film and television * Trefor Pugh (), former New Zealand international footballer Surname Trefor * Dafydd Trefor (died 1528?), Welsh cleric and bard * John Trefor, British television director and producer * John Trevor (died 1357), Ieuan Trefor in Welsh, first bishop of St Asaph, Wales * John Trevor (died 1410), Ieuan Trefor in Welsh, Bishop of St Asaph, Wales, and Anti-Bishop of St Andrews in Scotland Places Places in Wales, UK * Trefor, Anglesey, a hamlet * Trefor, Gwynedd, a village * Trevor, Wre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trefor Evans
Trefor Pryce Evans (born 26 November 1947, in Chorley) is a former Wales international rugby union player. He played as a flanker. Evans played club rugby for Pantyffynon Youth RFC Amman United RFC and Swansea RFC. He had 10 caps for Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ..., from 1975 to 1977, scoring 2 tries, 8 points on aggregate. He played three times at the Five Nations Championship, in 1975, 1976 and 1977, scoring then all the points of his international career. In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions, British Lions, playing a single game. Notes References * 1947 births Living people Barbarian F.C. players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales Cambridge R.U.F.C. players English rugby union players Rugby union p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (died 1357)
John Trevor ( cy, Ieuan Trefor) (died 1357) was the first man of that name to hold the position of Bishop of St Asaph in north Wales, from 1346 to 1357. The famous bridge across the River Dee, Wales, River Dee at Llangollen, Denbighshire is reputed to have been built in about 1345 by John Trevor, who was then living at nearby Trevor Hall, Denbighshire, Trefor Hall. His father, Iorwerth ab Adda, is buried at nearby Valle Crucis Abbey. References * 1357 deaths, Trevor II, John Bishops of St Asaph, Trevor II, John 14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Year of birth unknown {{UK-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevorrow
Trevorrow is a Cornish surname originating in the Cornish language and may refer to: * Colin Trevorrow (born 1976), American director and screenwriter * Ellen Trevorrow, Ngarrindjeri weaver at Camp Coorong, South Australia **Tom Trevorrow, Ellen's husband, now deceased, who co-founded Camp Coorong with his brother George * Georgina Trevorrow, Australian musician * John Trevorrow (born 1949), Australian cyclist * Mark Trevorrow (born 1959), Australian comedian and television host See also * Eric Treverrow * Trevorrow, a place in the parish of Ludgvan in Cornwall * * Trevor (other) * Trefor (other) Trefor may refer to: People Given name Trefor * Trefor Evans (born 1947), former Wales international rugby union player * Trefor Jenkins (born 1932), Welsh-born South African human geneticist * Trefor Richard Morgan (1914–1970), Welsh national ... * Trev {{surname Cornish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor (other)
Trevor is a male given name and surname. Trevor may also refer to: Places United States *Trevor, Wisconsin Wales, UK *Trevor, Wrexham **Trevor Basin, a canal basin **Trevor railway station *Trefor, Gwynedd * Trefor, Anglesey People *Baron Trevor, three titles, two of them extinct * Glen Trevor (1900–1954), pen-name of James Hilton Other meanings * ''Trevor'' (film), 1994 award-winning short film * "Trevor" (''The X-Files''), an episode of the television series ''The X-Files'' *The Trevor Project, toll-free suicide prevention helpline aimed at gay and questioning youth in the United States, inspired by the film * Trevor disease, a bone development disorder See also *Trefor (other) *Trevorrow Trevorrow is a Cornish surname originating in the Cornish language and may refer to: * Colin Trevorrow (born 1976), American director and screenwriter * Ellen Trevorrow, Ngarrindjeri weaver at Camp Coorong, South Australia **Tom Trevorrow, Ellen ... * Trev * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor, Wrexham
Trevor ( cy, Trefor) is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated in the scenic Vale of Llangollen, on the A539 between Llangollen and Wrexham, in the community of Llangollen Rural, and in the historic county of Denbighshire. Its name is an anglicised version of the Welsh place-name ''Trefor'', meaning "large village". This was one of the old townships of the parish of Llangollen, giving its name to both a powerful landowning family whose ancestral home was in the township, and to the later industrial settlement represented by the modern village. In common with neighbouring Froncysyllte, Trevor is largely made up of nineteenth- and twentieth-century cottages for workers in the area's traditional industries of limestone quarrying and brick-making.Dee Valley, Froncysyllte to Newbridge Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trefor, Gwynedd
Trefor is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. It had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census. Trefor is in the Community of Llanaelhaearn, and Llithfaen is nearby. There is a beach in Trefor and also a shop in the village centre. It was in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. Location and amenities Trefor is 9 miles (14 km) north of Pwllheli and south of Caernarfon. It is surrounded by the sea and mountains, overlooking Caernarfon Bay. 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. Because of this land erosion, a large expanse of clay is exposed when the tide is out which is dangerous to walk on. Rising steeply behind the village is Yr Eifl, a range of three hills that d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trefor, Anglesey
Trefor is a hamlet in the community of Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales, which is 136 miles (218.9 km) from Cardiff and 219.6 miles (353.4 km) from London. References See also * List of localities in Wales by population The following is a list of built-up areas in Wales by population according to the 2011 Census. See also *List of cities in Wales *List of towns in Wales References {{Wales topics Loc Towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are gene ... Villages in Anglesey Hamlets in Wales {{Anglesey-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (died 1410)
John Trevor ( cy, Ieuan Trefor; died 10 April 1410), or John Trevaur, was Bishop of St. Asaph in Wales before becoming nominal Bishop of St Andrews in Scotland. His original name was Ieuan, which he later anglicised to John and took on the surname Trevor. Trevor's brother Adda was married to the sister of Owain Glyndŵr, who appointed him as an ambassador to the French court. Ieuan was provided to the see of St Asaph on 21 October 1394. He served as Richard II's diplomatic envoy to Scotland in 1395. In 1404 he supported the cause of Owain Glyndŵr and when the rising failed he was banished to Scotland.Haycock, Marged, "Early Welsh Poets Look North", in Woolf, Alex (ed.) (2013), ''Beyond the Gododdin: Dark Age Scotland in Medieval Wales'', University of St. Andrews, pp. 7 - 39, He was translated to St Andrews in 1408. As Bishop of St. Andrews, he was an anti-Bishop and never took possession of the see. This situation was the product of the Western Schism, in which the Scots supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trefor
John Trefor is a BAFTA Cymru-winning British television director and producer. Biography Trefor began his career at the BBC as a director and producer on the series ''This Land'' in 2002 and ''Hidden Gardens'' in 2003. His greatest success to date came as a director and producer on the series ''Coast'' from 2006 to 2009, for which he won a BAFTA Cymru in 2008. He has also produced and directed documentaries ''Hadrian'' in 2008 and '' Montezuma'' in 2009 to tie-in with major exhibitions at the British Museum. Awards * 2008 BAFTA Cymru for Best Documentary: ''Coast'' Filmography :Producer and director * ''This Land'' (2002) * ''Hidden Gardens'' (2003) * ''Coast'' (2006–2009) * ''Hadrian Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania B ...'' (2008) * '' Montezuma'' (2009) Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trefor Jenkins
Trefor Jenkins (born 24 July 1932 in Merthyr Vale) is a human geneticist from South Africa, noted for his work on DNA. He is the former dean of the medical school at the University of Witwatersrand. Early life Jenkins qualified in medicine at King's College and Westminster Hospital in London. He came to Africa as a mine medical officer in Southern Rhodesia in 1960 where he first encountered sickle cell anaemia which started his interest in genetics. Work He contributed significantly to the knowledge of gene markers in different populations through his work on the genetics of blood groups and DNA polymorphisms, which helped to clarify the origins of indigenous groups in Africa. He also studied sickle cell anaemia and albinism at the molecular level. He has published and collaborated in over 300 papers and two books. Medical ethics Jenkins also pioneered an undergraduate teaching project in Medical Ethics at the University of the Witwatersrand and made considerable contributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafydd Trefor
Dafydd Trefor (d. 1528?) was a Welsh cleric and bard. He is known to have been born in the parish of Llanddeiniolen, Caernarfonshire. Bangor parish records for 1504 refer to him as rector of Llanygrad (i.e. Llaneugrad-cum-Llanallgo, Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...), and as a canon. His poetic works are in cywydd form, and include four ‘eulogies’ (among them is one to ‘Deiniol Bangor’, i.e. bishop Daniel), eight ‘petitions’ (the one in which a request is made for a concubine and a harp possibly being the best known), three 'elegies' (one on the death of king Henry VII), and three religious or philosophical 'cywyddau'. An elegy written on Dafydd Trefor by Ieuan ap Madoc suggests he died in 1527 or early in 1528. References Welsh male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trefor Pugh
Trefor Pugh is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. Pugh made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 4–1 win over New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ... on 2 June 1962, Pugh and Duncan McVey scoring twice each for New Zealand. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football players not categorized by position {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
