Search for a place
Search for a place
LLANFROTHEN, a village and a parish in Festiniog district, Merioneth. The village stands near the river Traeth-Mawr, and near the Carnarvonshire railway, 6½ miles NNE of Harlech; and has a post office under Carnarvon. The parish comprises 7,355 acres of land, and 127 of water. Real property, £2,846; of which £20 are in quarries. Pop., 830. Houses, 156. Much land was reclaimed from the sea, in 1810, by Maddocks of Tany ralt. Roma n relics have been found at Ynys-Gwyddel. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £115.* Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Brothen. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel and a school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llanfrothen Parish Festiniog Poor Law Union/Registration District Merionethshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Llanfrothen |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.