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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of Gwytherin contained the following places:

"GWYTHERIN, a parish is the hundred of Isaled, county Denbigh, 5 miles E. of Llanrwst. It is situated among the mountains near the sources of the rivers Alwen and Elwy. It is related by tradition to have been the retreat and burial-place of St. Winifred. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph, value £132, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a very ancient structure, with an old cross near St. Winifred's grave. The parochial charities produce about £4 per annum."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018