In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanfaethlu like this:
LLANFAETHLY, a parish in the district and county of Anglesey; on Holyhead bay, 5 miles NE of Holyhead r. station. It has a post office under Holyhead. Acres, 2,629; of which 230 are water. Real property, £2,294. Pop., 445. Houses, 100. The property is divided among a few. A station of the Holyhead and Liverpool semaphore telegraph line was here. ...
Fuller's earth is found. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Llanfwrog, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £636.* Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Maethlu, and is tolerable. Charities, £9.
Llanfaethlu through time
Llanfaethlu is now part of the Isle of Anglesey district. Click here for graphs and data of how the Isle of Anglesey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanfaethlu itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanfaethlu in The the Isle of Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5760
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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