In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clynnog like this:
CLYNNOG, a village and a parish in the district and County of Carnarvon. The village stands on Carnarvon bay, at the foot of Bwlch-Mawr mountain, 4 miles WSW of Pen-y-groes r. station, and 9½ SSW of Carnarvon; and has a post office under Carnarvon, two inns, and fairs on 18 Aug. and 23 Sept. ...
The parish comprises 12, 060 acres; of which 510 are water. Real property, £6, 500. Pop., 1, 671. Houses, 370. The property is divided among a few. The coast and much of the interior are picturesque. A waterfall is at Rhiadr-Dilyn-mawr; and an uncommonly large cromlech, at Bachwen. A monastery was founded at the village, in 616, by St. Benno, who died a hermit here. A spring in the vicinity, called St. Benuo's well, now choked up and filthified, had long a thaumaturgic repute. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £290.* Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is later English and cruciform, with a square tower; is considered to be the finest ecclesiastical-building in North Wales; was once collegiate; and contains altar tombs of the Glynnes and Twisletons, stone stalls, and a very ancient oaken chest, which was used for receiving offerings. There are chapels for Independents and Calvinistic Methodists.
Clynnog through time
Clynnog is now part of Gwynedd district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gwynedd has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Clynnog itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clynnog, in Gwynedd and Caernarvonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2841
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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