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"LLANEDWEN, a parish in the hundred of Menai, county Anglesey, 6 miles S.W. of Beaumaris, 6 N.E. of Newborough, and 5 from Carnarvon, its post town. The Llanfair station on the Chester and Holyhead line is about 3 miles N.E. of the village, It is situated on the western coast of Menai Strait, where the Roman general, Suetonius Paulinus, effected a landing, and was one of the sacred spots of the Druids. In the reign of Edward I. an English knight, with some followers, landed here, but was defeated. There is a ferry at Porthamal, near this place. The living is a curacy annexed to the vicarage of Llanidan, in the diocese of Bangor.' The church is built on a bank, which gently slopes to the water's edge, and the graves in the churchyard are each set round with box plants, which are trimmed into a compact form resembling a sarcophagus. In the church is a monument to the author of "Mona Antiqua," Rev. H. Rowlands, who was at one time vicar. The charities produce about £5 per annum. Plas Newydd is the modern seat of the Marquis of Anglesey; Plas Coch is another residence." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Flavours of Anglesey : a collection of recipes and anecdotes to celebrate Llanedwen Church, the candle-lit church in the fields. [Moel-y-don?] : Llanedwen Church, 1995. 44p
Joyce and Douglas Hinde have provided a transcript of the 1851 Census of Llanedwen (Surname order and Address order).
Origins site - photograph of Llanedwen Parish Church by Dave Newbould
LLANEDWEN, St. Edwen (1854-1856) church plans - on the Church plans online site
Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at Anglesey Record Office.
Plas Newydd - a photograph and some data on the UK Attractions site. "Home of the Marquess of Anglesey, Plas Newydd is situated on the bank of the Menai Strait with magnificent views of Snowdonia....................."
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833
Held at Anglesey Record Office (NRA);
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