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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.
TREFRIW, a parish, with a village, in the district of Llanrwst and county of Carnarvon; on the river Conway, 2 miles NW of Llanrwst r. station. It has a post-office designated Trefriw, Carnarvonshire, an inn, and three annual fairs; and it conducts some river commerce in timber and slate. Acres, with Llanrhychwyn, 9,576. Real property of T. alone, £1,697; of which £37 are in quarries. Pop., 483. Houses, 98. The property is divided among a few. A seat of Llewelyn was here. The living is a rectory, united with Llanrhychwyn, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £168.* Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church was built in 1230.
(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: | Trefriw AP/CP Caernarvonshire AncC |
| Place: | Trefriw |
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