Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for TOWYN

TOWYN, a village and a parish in the district of Machynlleth and county of Merioneth The village stands on the coast, near the mouth of the river Dysyni, and on the Welsh Coast railway, 10¼ miles S by W of Barmouth; is a sea-bathing resort and a polling place; presents a cleanly and pleasant appearance; and has a post-office,‡ designated Towyn, Merionethshire, a r. station, a hotel, baths, a cruciform ancient church, with fine early Norman nave, a very remarkable inscribed stone lying against the S wall of the church, four dissenting chapels, endowed schools with £17 a year, alms houses with £20, and four annual fairs. The parish contains several other villages; and includes seven townships and a part. Acres, 26,372; of which 2,230 are water. Real property, about £10,927; of which £130 are in mines, and £13 in fisheries. Pop., 2,859. Houses, 634. Ynys-maengwyn and Craig-y-Deryn are chief residences. Trebeni Castle stood on a hill, and has been reduced to mere vestiges. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £224.* Patron, the Bishop of B. The p. curacy of Aberdovey is a separate benefice.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Tywyn AP/CP       Merionethshire AncC
Place: Tywyn

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