Place:


Penmon  Anglesey

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Penmon like this:

PENMON, a parish in the district of Bangor and county of Anglesey; on the coast, opposite Puffin island, 3 miles N N E of Beaumaris, and 8½ N E by N of Llanfair r. station. Post-town, Beaumaris. Acres, 7, 180; of which 6, 128 are water. Real property, £942. Pop., 240. Houses, 53. The property is divided among a few. ...


The land is a peninsula at the N entrance of Menai Strait; and terminates in a headland, which is Penmon Proper, or "the head of Mona." A religiousestablishment was founded here, in the 6th century, by Einion Frenhin; was converted into a Benedictine priory, in 1220, by Llewelyn ab Jorwerth; and is now represented by a farmhouse, which was the prior's residence, and by the parish church, which was its church. Mill-stone, good limestone, and marble are found. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the p. curacy of Llanvaes, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is cruciform, and mainly Norman; and was restored in 1854. A peculiar and very graceful Norman cross is on a neighbouring hill. Charities, £5.

Penmon through time

Penmon 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 Penmon itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Penmon in The the Isle of Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8457

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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