In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Penllyn like this:
PENLLYN, a hundred in the N E of Merioneth; containing Llandderfel parish, and four other parishes. Acres, 58, 292. Pop. in 1851, 6, 736; in 1861, 6, 352. Houses, 1, 373.
Penllyn through time
Penllyn is now part of Gwynedd district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gwynedd has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Penllyn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Penllyn, in Gwynedd and Merionethshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20861
Date accessed: 22nd October 2024
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