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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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LLANDYFRYDOG, a parish and a sub-district in the district and county of Anglesey. The parish lies on the river Dulas, 1¼ mile NE of Llanerchymedd r. station. Post town, Llanerchymedd, under Bangor. Acres, 3,819. Real property, £3,687. Pop., 706. Houses, 156. The property is much subdivided. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the Parys copper mines. Two wells, formerly reputed holy, are near Lleidr-Dyvrydog stone. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Llanfihangel-Tre'r-Beirdd, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £457. * Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Tyvrydog; occupies the site of one founded in the 5th century; is an ancient structure; and was recently in disrepair. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and charities £8.—The sub-district contains also eleven other parishes. Acres, 23,38 4. Pop., 4,580. Houses, 1,060.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llandyfrydog CP/AP Anglesey PLU/RegD Anglesey AncC |
| Place: | Llandyfrydog |
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