Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANDYSILIO, or LLANTYSILIO

LLANDYSILIO, or LLANTYSILIO, a parish in the district of Corwen and county of Denbigh; on the river Dee, 2 miles N W of Llangollen r. station. It comprises the townships of Coedwrg, Cymmo, Llandynam, and Maesrychen; and its Post town is Llangollen. Acres, 7,919. Real property, £5,013. Pop. in 1851,1,019; in 1861, 1,129. Houses, 223. Llandysilio Hall is a chief residence. The beautiful ruins of Valle Crucis abbey are here, but will be separately noticed. Limestone and slate are quarried. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £115. Patron, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llantysilio AP/CP       Denbighshire AncC
Place names: LLANDYSILIO     |     LLANDYSILIO OR LLANTYSILIO     |     LLANTYSILIO
Place: Llantysilio

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