A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
PENMYNYDD, a village and a parish in the district of Bangor and county of Anglesey. The village stands near the head of the Valley of the Braint, 2½ miles N W of Llanfair r. station, and 4¼ E of Llangefni; and has a post-office under Llangefni, and a fair on Easter Monday. The parish comprises 3, 153 acres. Real property, £3,090. Pop. in 1851, 566; in 1861, 446. Houses, 108. The property is divided among a few. PlasPenmynydd is ahouse of the date of 1370, and was the birthplace of Owen-Tudor, the grand father of Henry VII. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £86.* Patron, the Prebendary of Penmynydd. The church is of the 15th century; was not long ago restored; and contains an elaborate alabaster tomb of a Tudor. There are alms-houses with £63 a year, and other charities £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Penmynydd AP/CP Anglesey AncC |
| Place: | Penmynydd |
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