In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanfihangel Y Pennant like this:
LLANFIHANGEL-Y-PENNANT, a parish in Dolgelly district, Merioneth; on the river Dysynwy, under Cader-Idris, 6 miles E of Llwyngwril r. station, and 8 SW of Dolgelly. It contains the townships of Llanllwydan, Maestrefnant, and Uwchygarreg, and part of Cedris; and its Post town is Dolgelly, under Corwen. ...
Acres, 8,321. Rated property, £1,900. Pop, 368. Houses, 88 The property is subdivided. Cerebella n Hall is a chief residence. Bere or Teberri fort was built byHugh Lupus, Earl of Chester; and was captured from Llewelyn by William de Valence. Cader-Idris is the grand feature, and has been separately noticed. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £46. Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church contains an old font, and is good.
Llanfihangel Y Pennant through time
Llanfihangel Y Pennant is now part of Gwynedd district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gwynedd has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanfihangel Y Pennant itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanfihangel Y Pennant, in Gwynedd and Merionethshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5625
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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