Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for GYFFYLLIOG, or CYFFYLLIOG

GYFFYLLIOG, or CYFFYLLIOG, a parish and a subdistrict in Ruthin district, Denbigh. The parish lies on a rivulet of its own name, an affluent of the Clwyd, 5 miles W of Ruthin town and r. station; and contains the townships of Ffrithoed, Trefor, Treganol, and Trepark. Post town, Ruthin, Denbighshire. Acres, 6, 652. Real property, £2, 076. Pop., 564. Houses, 114. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Llanynys, in the diocese of St. Asaph. The church is a poor edifice.—The sub-district contains also two other parishes. Acres, 18, 923. Pop., 1, 326. Houses, 281.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish and a subdistrict"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Y Gyffylliog Parish       Gyffylliog Registration Sub-District       Ruthin Poor Law Union/Registration District       Denbighshire Ancient County
Place names: CYFFYLLIOG     |     GYFFYLLIOG     |     GYFFYLLIOG OR CYFFYLLIOG
Place: Y Gyffylliog

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.