In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Capel Curig like this:
CAPEL-CURIG, a hamlet and a chapelry in Llandegai parish, Carnarvon. The hamlet lies on the river Llugwy, at the foot of Moel-Siabod and Snowdon, 5½ miles WSW of Llanrwst r. station. It has a post office under Conway, and a hotel; and is a polling place, and a resort for tourists and anglers. ...
Public coaches daily pass through it. The surrounding scenery is most romantic; and the route hither to the top of Snowdon, though the most toilsome, is the best. The chapelry includes the hamlet; and is a vicarage in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £89. Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is very old but good.
Capel Curig through time
Capel Curig is now part of Conwy district. Click here for graphs and data of how Conwy has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Capel Curig itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Capel Curig, in Conwy and Caernarvonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3754
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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