A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
TRAWSFYNYDD, a parish, with a village, in Fes-tiniog district, Merioneth; 6 miles ESE of Penrhyn-Dendrath r. station, and 12½ N of Dolgelly. It has a post-office under Carnarvon, and three annual fairs. Acres, 21,950. Real property, £5,320. Pop., 1,517. Houses, 327. The property is much subdivided. Much of the land is bleak mountain; but some parts are fertile or highly picturesque. Castell-Prysor was a Roman fort; and there are an ancient camp and some tumuli. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £179.* Patron, the Bishop of B. The church was restored in 1855. There are two dissenting chapels.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Trawsfynydd AP/CP Merionethshire AncC |
| Place: | Trawsfynydd |
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