Llansilin, Denbighshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Llansilin. You may be able to find further references to Llansilin in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Llansilin township and village Bartholomew
LLANSILIN a township, a parish, and a sub-district Imperial

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Llansilin.

Place Type of entry Source
Bodlith township Bartholomew
BODLITH a township Imperial
Estynallan hamlet Bartholomew
ESTYNALLAN a township Imperial
LLEDRODE a township Imperial
LLORAN a township Imperial
Moelfre village Bartholomew
MOELFRE a township Imperial
Priddbwll hamlet Bartholomew
PRIDDBWLL a township Imperial
RHIWLAS (Isfoel and Uchfoel) two townships Imperial
SYCHART a township Imperial

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Llangadwaladr 0 2
Bodlith 0 2
Moelfre 0 2
Ceiriog 0 2
Tregeiriog 3 1
Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr 0 2
Rhydycroseau 0 2
Sycharth 34 1
Sychtyn 0 3
Llangedwyn 0 2
Bryn 0 2
Banhadla 0 1
Trefeiliw 0 1
Llanforda 0 1
Trefonen 0 2
Nantygwryd 0 1
Glyntraean 0 2
Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant 20 3
Erwallo 0 2
Llanyblodwel 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Llansilin. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
LLANSILIN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

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