The village gets its name because of the establishment of the Church, which is attributed to St. Pedrog who lived in the 6th century. Llan is an old Welsh word meaning an enclosure, and so was used to denote the land on which churches were built. The first letter of the saint's name is mutated to B. According to ancient legends Pedrog was a prince who renounced his rights to inherit his father's kingdom and became a monk in Bodmin in Cornwall. From there he went on his missionary journeys. The position of churches bearing his name, nearly always near the coast, reminds us that in those days traveling was done mainly by sea. He is one of the chief saints of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, and also of Brittany. He is the patron saint of two other Churches in Wales, St. Petrox near Pembroke and Ferwig near Cardigan. Rev. Canon Andrew Jones, MA BD BTh MPhil - Andrew Jones is currently Rector of Llanbedrog.