Name | Llangwnnadl |
Type | Chapelry, Hamlet, Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 52.866°N 4.662°W |
Located in | Caernarvonshire, Wales ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Gwynedd, Wales (1974 - ) |
See also | Lleyn Rural, Caernarvonshire, Wales | rural district 1894-1934 | | Aberdaron, Caernarvonshire, Wales | parish into which it was part absorbed in 1934 | | Tudweiliog, Caernarvonshire, Wales | parish into which it was part absorbed in 1934 |
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- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Llangwnnadl is a village and former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd (before 1974 the historic county of Caernarvonshire). The parish was abolished in 1934, and divided between the parishes of Aberdaron and Tudweiliog.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Llangwnnadl from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LLANGWNADLE, a parish in Pwllheli [registration] district, Caernarvon[shire]; in the Lleyn peninsula, 12 miles WSW of Pwllheli [railway] station, and SW by S of Nevin [Nefyn]. Post town: Pwllheli. Acres: 1,243. Real property: £994. Population: 272. Houses: 61. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bangor. Value: £50. Patron: the Rev. G. A. Salusbury. The church is dedicated to St. Gwynodl; is a fine triple aisled edifice; and contains a good sculptured font. Charities, £8."
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