Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANNEFYDD, or LLANYVYDD

LLANNEFYDD, or LLANYVYDD, a village and a parish in St. Asaph district, Denbighshire. The village stands on the Aled brook, near the river Elwy, 5 miles W of Trefnant r. station, and 5½ NW of Denbigh; and has a post office under Rhyl. -The parish contains the townships of Benaighn, Berron, Bodys-Gaw, BodysGawen, Brydsgaw, Carredfynydd, Dinas-Gadfel, Llechryd-Ty-Celyn, Mofoniog, Penfron-chill, and Tal-y-bryn. Acres, 7,444. Rated property, £4,270. Pop., 1,136. Houses, 246. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £280. Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is dedicated to St. Matthew, and was restored in 1859. A handsome national school was built in 1867.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Llanefydd CP/AP       St Asaph RegD/PLU       Denbighshire AncC
Place names: LLANNEFYDD     |     LLANNEFYDD OR LLANYVYDD     |     LLANYVYDD
Place: Llanefydd

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