Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANGAFFO

LLANGAFFO, a parish in the district of Carnarvon and county of Anglesey; on the Chester and Holyhead railway, 2 miles WSW of Gaerwen-Junction r. station and 4½ S by W of Llangefni. Post town, Gaerwen, under Bangor. Acres, 1,590. Real property, £2,032; of which £600 are in mines. Pop., 122. Houses, 18. The property is divided among a few. Bodwyr was a mansion of the 16th century, but is now reduced to slight remains. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llangeinwen, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Caffo, was rebuilt in 1845, and has a fine spire. There is an ancient cross. Charities, £4.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llangaffo CP/AP       Anglesey AncC       Caernarvonshire AncC
Place: Llangaffo

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