In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llangwyfan like this:
LLANGWYFAN, a parish in the district and county of Anglesey; on the coast, 1 mile W of Aberffraw, and 3¾ WSW of Bodorgan r. station. Post town, Aberffraw, under Bangor. Acres, 1,828; of which 82 are water. Real property, £1,155. Pop., 200. Houses, 35. The property is divided among a few. ...
Limestone and marble are quarried; and mats are made from sea-weed. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Trefdraeth, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Cwyvan; stands on a small island which is undergoing erosion by the sea; and, in consequence of the swamping of a narrow causeway which connected it with the mainland, has been abandoned. Charities, £25.
Llangwyfan through time
Llangwyfan 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 Llangwyfan itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llangwyfan in The the Isle of Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12395
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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