The road running through Blaenffos formed part of a drovers' road moving local and Irish livestock as far away as England, a practice driven by demand for centuries [REF].
Blaenffos was recorded on an early 20th century Ordnance Survey map as Blaen-ffôs (Welsh meaning: before or at the top of the ditch) but was inhabited at least as early as 1785 when the Baptist Chapel was built.