Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Moel Y Don. You may be able to find further references to Moel Y Don in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Moel-y-Don ferry Bartholomew
MOEL-Y-DON a ferry Imperial

Travel writing

This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around Britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to Moel Y Don within the selected text. This will not always be a description of a visit: travellers often mention places other than where they are, for example as a basis for comparison.

Traveller Section No. of Refs.
John Wesley 1754-6: Retirement in Paddington; Wesley Slandered; Premonitions 2
Charles Wesley Jan: 15 - Apr. 29, 1748: Ireland, Wales and meeting future wife 1
Charles Wesley Sept. 1- Dec. 31, 1748: Ireland and central Wales 1
John Wesley 1749-50: Wesley and the Soldiers; In Ireland and Wales Again; Wesley Burned in Effigy 1

This website includes two large libraries, of historical travel writing and of entries from nineteenth century gazetteers describing places. We have text from these sources available for these places near your location:

Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer
Dinorwic 0 4
Llanedwen 0 2
Llanfair Is Gaer 0 2
Llanddaniel Fab 0 2
Brynsiencyn 0 2
Llanddeiniolen 0 3
Capel Cadwaladr 0 1
Llanidan 0 2
Britannia Bridge 0 2
Pentir 0 2
Llanfair Pwllgwyngll 0 2
Penisar Waun 0 2
Gaerwen 0 2
Tyndaethwy 0 2
Menai Bridge 2 2
Llandysilio 0 2
Penmynydd 0 2
Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog 0 2
Llanrug 0 2
Caernarfon 30 3