In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Trawsfynydd like this:
TRAWSFYNYDD, a parish, with a village, in Fes-tiniog district, Merioneth; 6 miles ESE of Penrhyn-Dendrath r. station, and 12½ N of Dolgelly. It has a post-office under Carnarvon, and three annual fairs. Acres, 21,950. Real property, £5,320. Pop., 1,517. Houses, 327. The property is much subdivided. ...
Much of the land is bleak mountain; but some parts are fertile or highly picturesque. Castell-Prysor was a Roman fort; and there are an ancient camp and some tumuli. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £179.* Patron, the Bishop of B. The church was restored in 1855. There are two dissenting chapels.
Trawsfynydd through time
Trawsfynydd is now part of Gwynedd district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gwynedd has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Trawsfynydd itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Trawsfynydd, in Gwynedd and Merionethshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8974
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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