In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Penrhyndeudraeth like this:
PENRHYN-DENDRAETH, a chapelry in Llanfi-hangel-y-Traethau, Llandecwyn, and Llanfrothen parishes, Merioneth; on the Festiniog railway, around Penrhyn r. station, 3¼ miles E by N of Portmadoc. It was constituted in 1858; and it has a post-office under Carnarvon. Pop., 1,088, 78, and 149. Houses, 245, 15, and 31. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £180. Patron, Mrs. Oakley.
Penrhyndeudraeth through time
Penrhyndeudraeth is now part of Gwynedd district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gwynedd has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Penrhyndeudraeth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Penrhyndeudraeth, in Gwynedd and Merionethshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8468
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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