In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llaniestyn like this:
LLANIESTYN, a parish in the district of Bangor and county of Anglesey; near Red Wharf bay, 3 miles NW of Beaumaris, and 7 NE by N of Llanfair r. station. Posttown, Beaumaris, Anglesey. Acres, 1,663. Real property, £1,363. Pop., 212. Houses, 42. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. ...
cu racy, annexed to the Vicarage of Llangoed, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Jestyn; was rebuilt on the site of one which belonged to Llanfaes priory; is early perpendicular English, in very poor condition; and contains a curious font of the 12th century, and an inscribed slab, with inscription almost defaced, of the 14th century, supposed to commemorate St. Jestyn.
Llaniestyn through time
Llaniestyn 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 Llaniestyn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llaniestyn in The the Isle of Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1360
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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