Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANWENLLWYFO

LLANWENLLWYFO, a parish in the district and county of Anglesey; on the coast at the mouth of the river Dulas, 3¾ miles SE of Amlwch r. station, and 6½ NE of Llanerchymedd. Post town, Amlwch, Anglesey. Acres, 1,756; of which 135 are water. Real property, £1,642. Pop., 546. Houses, 118. The property is divided among a few. Llys-Dulas is a seat of Lord Dinorben; and stands amid grounds which slope to the water's edge, and command splendid sea-views. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Bangor. Value, not reported. Patron, the Incumbent of Anilwch. The church is dedicated to St. Gwenllwyvo, was recently restored, and contains an elaborate brass of the 17th century.


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

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Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llanwenllwyfo CP/Ch       Anglesey AncC
Place: Llanwenllwyfo

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