In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanfechall like this:
LLANFECHELL, a village and a parish in the district and county of Anglesey. The village stands near the coast, 5 miles WSW of Amlwch, and 5½ NW by N of Llanerchymedd r. station; was once a market-town; and now has a post office under Bangor, and fairs on Holy Thursday. 5 and 25 Nov., and 26 Dec.—The parish contains also the village of Tregele, and comprises 3,637 acres. ...
Real property, £1,730. Pop. in 1851, 1,085; in 1861,958. Houses, 245. Verd-antique is quarried, and soapstone is found. Some of the inhabitants are employed also in the Parys copper mines. There are a broken cromlech and several meini-hirion. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Valne, £300.* Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Mechell; and is later English, in good condition. Charities, £11, and poors' cottages.
Llanfechall through time
Llanfechall is now part of the Isle of Anglesey district. Click here for graphs and data of how the Isle of Anglesey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanfechall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanfechall in The the Isle of Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4969
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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