In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rhoscolyn like this:
RHOSCOLYN, a parish in the district and county of Anglesey; comprising the S E part of Holyhead Island, 3 miles S S W of Valley r. station, and 4½ S S E of Holyhead. Post-town, Holyhead. Acres, 2, 560; of which 385 are water. Real property, £1, 813. Pop., 462. Houses, 102. The property is subdivided. ...
Bodior is a chief residence. Marble, verd-antique, and asbestos are found. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacies of Llanfair-yn-Enbwll and Llanfihangel-yn-Howyn, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £260.* Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is later English and good. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and charities £8.
Rhoscolyn through time
Rhoscolyn 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 Rhoscolyn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rhoscolyn in The the Isle of Anglesey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8692
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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