Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANDRYGARN

LLANDRYGARN, a parish in the district and county of Anglesey; 4 miles SW of Llanerchymedd r. station, and 6 NW of L1angefni. It contains Gwyndy, which has a post office under Llangefni. Acres, 2,430. Real property, £2,464. Pop., 359. Houses, 77. The property is snbdivided. Bodychan was the seat of Rhys ap Llewelyn, who was with Henry VII. at Bosworth field; but it is now represented by only fragmentary remains. The living is a p. curacy, united with the p. curacy of Bodwrog, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £228. * Patron, Jesus College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Trygan, and is good.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llandrygarn CP/AP       Anglesey AncC
Place: Llandrygarn

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