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LLANFAIR PWLLGWYNGYLL

"LLANFAIR PWLLGWYNGYLL, a parish in the hundred of Tyndaethwy, county Anglesey, 5 miles S.W. of Beaumaris, and 3 from Bangor, its post town. It is situated on the western coast of Menai Strait, in the vicinity of the eddy known as the Swelly Rocks whirlpool. The latter half of the name of this place signifies the "raging pool." The village is situated on the turnpike road near the line of the Holyhead railway, which has 4 station here. Stone for building purposes is quarried and shipped at the tiny port of Pwl-fanog. To the right of the road is the Anglesey column, 100 feet high, which was erected to commemorate the prowess of the late Marquis of Anglesey at the battle of Waterloo. It was crowned with a colossal statue in bronze by Noble in 1860, and stands on a rock 260 feet high, called Craig-y-dinas, from the summit of which is obtained one of the finest panoramic views in Wales." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

• Bibliography
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Gazetteers
• Genealogy
• Land and Property
• Maps
• Public Records
• Schools

Bibliography

Williams, John L.   Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll : hen enwau a lluniau'r lle. Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll] : John L. Williams, 1995. 55p

Church History

Rees, Thomas & John Thomas  Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). The Menai Bridge section (in Welsh) has been extracted  

Church Records

Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at Anglesey Record Office.

Description and Travel

The meaning of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch - on Wikipedia

 Llanfairpwllgwyngyll - on the Anglesey.info site

Aerial photograph of Plas Newydd, Llanfair PG in 1996 - on Gathering the Jewels and again in 1999 (Use search box)

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
• A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833

Genealogy

• Mrs A. Lloyd Jones of Plas Garnedd, Llanfairpwll, papers 1873-1972 
• Owens, Tanymynydd, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, family papers 1859-[1980s]
• W. Ambrose Pretty, papers 1919-1980
• Plas Newydd Manuscripts ca.1340-1350, 1546-1978
• Thomas Williams Diaries 1885 - 1901 (relate mainly to the daily routine of farm work in the Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll area)

Maps

Land and Property

Held at Anglesey Record Office (NRA);

• Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll  Community Council;- 1894-1972: minutes, corresp, accounts, papers
• Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll Parish;- 1754-1882: records ; 1838-2004: registers
• Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll tithes;- 1924-36: Tithe Rent Charge account books
• Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll window tax;- 1755-56: assessments

Public Records

• Rate Books of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog and Llanedwen  This collection relates to occupiers and owners of property in these parishes in 1877
• Records of Cymdeithas Cymru Fydd, Llanfairpwll 1887 September 13 - 1931
  "The Cymru Fydd (Wales to Be) society was established in London and Liverpool, primarily as a cultural and literary organisation and had many branches in Wales........ according to the first minute book of the Llanfairpwll branch ... the first meeting was held on 13 September 1887
• Royal British Legion Items c. 1920-1973 June 24. Includes A handbook of the unveiling of the British Legion Memorial in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll in 1932
• Women's Institute, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll 1915-1965

Schools

Rhos-y-Gad School Records, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll 1872-1930 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales

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