A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LLANFAIR-YN-GHORNWY, a parish in the district and county of Anglesey; near Camlyn bay, 7½ miles NW of Llanerchymedd r. station, and 7½ NE by N of Holyhead. Post town, Gwindy, under Llangefni, Anglesey. Acres, 2,135. Real property, £1,718. Pop., 293. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. Verd-antique, asbestos, and soapstone are found. The antiquities are Castell-Ronin Danish camp, and meinihirion or hero stones. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llanddausaint, in the diocese of Bangor. The church has traces of Norman, was reported in 1859 as not very good, and contains monuments of the Williamses.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llanfair Yng Nghornwy Ch/CP/AP Anglesey AncC |
| Place: | Llanfair Yng Nghornwy |
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