In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llangrannog like this:
LLANGRANOG, a village and a parish in Newcastlein-Emlyn district, Cardigan. The village stands on the coast, 9 miles N of Newcastle-Emlyn r. station; is a sea-bathing resort; and has a post office under Carmar then. The parish comprises 4,338 acres of land, and 45 of water. Real property, £2,237. ...
Pop., 880. Houses, 227. Pigeonsford and the Rectory are chief residences. A rock, resembling a huge chair, is called Yr-Eisteddfa; and there is a barrow. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £240.* Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Caranog, and stands under a high rock in a little dingle ¼ of a mile from the shore. There is a parochial school.
Llangrannog through time
Llangrannog is now part of Ceredigion district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ceredigion has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llangrannog itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llangrannog, in Ceredigion and Cardiganshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6405
Date accessed: 18th May 2024
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