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LLANDEGFAN, a village and a parish in the district of Bangor and county of Anglesey. The village stands on the Menai strait, near the ferry station, 2 miles SW of Beaumaris, and 3 NE of Menai-Bridge r. station; and has a post office under Menai-Bridge, Anglesey.The parish comprises 2,232 acres of land, and 528 of water; and includes a small uninhabited portion of Beaumaris borough. Real property, £3,564. Pop., 900. Houses, 205. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Beanmaris, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £366. * Patron, Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Tegvan; was rebuilt in 1811; has a large S chapel, almost outvying the chancel; has also a tower; and being situated on a hill, serves as a conspicuous landmark. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, an endowed school with £8 a year, and charities £50.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Llandegfan AP/CP Anglesey AncC |
Place: | Llandegfan |
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