Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANBABO

LLANBABO, a parish in the district and county of Anglesey; 2 miles NW of Llanerchymedd r. station. Post town, Llanerchymedd, under Bangor. Acres, 1,743. Real property, £1,314. Pop., 138. Houses, 21. The property is divided among a few. The land is flat and marshy. The giving is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llanddausaint, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is ancient, in fair condition; occupies the site of one founded in 460 by Prince Pabo of Wales, who supported the Britons against the Picts and the Scots; and contains what purports to be his tomb


(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: Llanbabo CP/AP       Anglesey AncC
Place: Llanbabo

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