In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanrhuddlad like this:
LLANRHYDDLAD, a parish, with a fishing village, in the district and county of Anglesey; on Holyhead bay, 5½ miles by water NE of Holyhead, and 7½ N of Valley r. station. Post town, Holyhead. Acres, 2,679; of which 94 are water. Real property, £2,301. Pop., 790. Houses, 181. ...
Moel Rhyddlad is a prominent hill. Copper and manganese ores are found. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacies of Llanfflewyn and Llanrhwydrys, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £530. Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Rhyddlad. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and charities £29. Speaker Williams was a native, and his father was rector.
Llanrhuddlad through time
Llanrhuddlad is now part of the Isle of Anglesey district. Click here for graphs and data of how the Isle of Anglesey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanrhuddlad itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanrhuddlad in The the Isle of Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6606
Date accessed: 06th May 2024
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