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

PENISARWAIN, a village in Llanddeiniolen parish, Carnarvonshire; 4¼ miles S of Bangor. It has a post-office under Carnarvon.

Penisar Waun through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24500

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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