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

ARDUDWY, a hundred in the NW of Merioneth. It contains Harlech, sixteen parishes, and part of another; and is cut into two parts, Is-Artro and Uwch-Artro. Acres of A. Is-Artro, 89,415. Pop. in 1851, 10,629; in 1861, 13,324. Houses, 775. Acres of A. Uwch-Artro, 36,540. Pop. in 1851, 3,559; in 1861, 11,750. Houses, 2,425.

Ardudwy through time

Ardudwy is now part of GWYNEDD District. Click here for graphs and data of how GWYNEDD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ardudwy itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ardudwy, in Gwynedd and Merionethshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21187

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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