Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Yspytty, (or Yspytty Evan)

Yspytty*, (or Yspytty Evan), vil., Carnarvonshire, and par., partly also in Denbighshire - par., 4768 ac., pop. 819; vil., on river Conway, 6 miles SE. of Bettws-y-Coed and 10 S. of Llanrwst; P.O.; a preceptory of the Knights Templars was founded here in 1159, and used as a hospitium for travellers.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Caernarvonshire Ancient County
Place names: YSPYTTY     |     YSPYTTY EVAN     |     YSPYTTY OR YSPYTTY EVAN
Place: Yspytty

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