Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BRYNGWRAN

BRYNGWRAN, a hamlet and a subdistrict in the district and county of Anglesey. The hamlet stands 3¾ mile N by W of Valley r. station, and 8 ESE of Holyhead; and has a post office‡ under Holyhead, and fairs on Easter Monday, Holy Thursday, 11 Oct., and 24 Nov. The subdistrict lies around the hamlet; and contains three parishes, nine parochial chapelries, an extra-parochial tract, and a ville. Acres, 25,033. Pop., 5,746. Houses, 1,280.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet and a subdistrict"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Anglesey PLU/RegD       Anglesey AncC
Place: Bryngwran

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