Llanfihangel y Pennant, Carnarvonshire
Historical Description
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, an extensive ecclesiastical parish, now united as a civil parish with the parishes of Dolbenmaen and Penmorfa, Carnarvonshire, under Moel Hebog, 4 miles NW by N of Tremadoc. Post town, Garn Dolbenmaen (R.S.O.); telegraph office, Criccieth. Brynkir is a chief residence. Moel Hebog has an altitude of 2579 feet. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor; net value, £138. Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. There are three Calvinistic Methodist chapels in the parish.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Carnarvonshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Llanfihangel y Pennant are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online: