Pemnachno, Carnarvonshire
Historical Description
Pemnachno, a village and a parish in Carnarvonshire. The village stands on the river Machno, 2 miles above its influx to the Conway, at the boundary with Denbighshire, and 4½ S of Bettws-y-Coed; has beautiful environs, forms a sort of circle round the parish church, is a good station for anglers, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Bettws-y-Coed. The parish comprises 13,131 acres of land and 160 of water; population, 1574. For parish council purposes it is divided into two wards, and has a council of fifteen members. Much of the land is mountainous. Slate is quarried. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bangor; net value, £214 with residence. Patron, Lord Penrhyn. The church was rebuilt in 1864 and restored in 1895. There is another church, and also Calvinistic Methodist and Wesleyan chapels.
Civil Registration
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Land and Property
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