In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llandyfrydog like this:
LLANDYFRYDOG, a parish and a sub-district in the district and county of Anglesey. The parish lies on the river Dulas, 1¼ mile NE of Llanerchymedd r. station. Post town, Llanerchymedd, under Bangor. Acres, 3,819. Real property, £3,687. Pop., 706. Houses, 156. The property is much subdivided. ...
Many of the inhabitants are employed in the Parys copper mines. Two wells, formerly reputed holy, are near Lleidr-Dyvrydog stone. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Llanfihangel-Tre'r-Beirdd, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £457. * Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Tyvrydog; occupies the site of one founded in the 5th century; is an ancient structure; and was recently in disrepair. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and charities £8.—The sub-district contains also eleven other parishes. Acres, 23,38 4. Pop., 4,580. Houses, 1,060.
Llandyfrydog through time
Llandyfrydog 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 Llandyfrydog itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llandyfrydog in The the Isle of Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2042
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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