Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Maentwrog

Maentwrog, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Maentwrog Road), Merioneth, on river Dwyryd - par., 5465 ac., pop. 852; the vil., 3 miles SW. of Festiniog, is situated in the centre of a picturesque valley, and is visited by tourists; Archdeacon Prys, who translated the Psalms into Welsh, was rector.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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

Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.