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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LLANENGAN, a parish in Pwllheli district, Carnarvon; at the SE extremity of the Lleyn peninsula, between St. Tudwalls bay and Hell's Mouth bay, 7 miles SW of Pwllheli, and 24 SW of Nantlle r. station. It contains the villages of L1anengan and Abersoch, each of which has a post office, under Pwllheli. Acres, 4,354; of which 633 are water. Pop., 1,021. Houses, 236. Trwyn-Cilan headland, between the two bays, shows interesting scenery; and other parts also are picturesque. The coast is swept by currents, much dreaded by mariners; and the part of it on the E side of Hell's Mouth bay was the scene of the shipwreck of the ''Transit ''in 1839. Lead mines are at Penrhyn-mawr. Three ancient camps, and some other antiquities, are within the parish. Two small islands, called St. Tudwalls, lie off the E coast; and one of them has ruins of an ancient chapel. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £450.* Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Einion; occupies the site of one built in the 6th century; is a fine structure of the early part of the 16th century; was recently restored; contains a very richly carved screen; and has bells said to have been brought from Bardsey. Charities, £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llanengan CP/AP Caernarvonshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanengan |
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