In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanycil like this:
LLANYCIL, or LLANYKIL, a parish in Bala district, Merioneth; on Bala lake, around Bala town and r. station, 12 miles SW by W of Corwen. It contains the townships of Cyffty, Ismynydd, Maestron, Streflyn, Uchmynydd, and Bala,-the last of which has a post office under Corwen. Acres, 12,868. Rated property, £8,769. ...
Pop., 2,383. Houses, 531. The property is subdivided. The surface is hilly and mountainous; culminates on Arrenig-fawr, at an altitude of 2,809 feet; and includes much picturesque scenery. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £350.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church stands about a mile from Bala, and is good. There is also a new church at Bala. A portion of Fron-Goch chapelry, with a pop. of 128, is within the parish. Two dissenting chapels, two dissenting theological colleges, and a free grammar school are at Bala; and the last has £160 a year from endowment. Charities, £29. The Bala district workhouse also is here; and, at the census of 1861, had 3 inmates.
Llanycil through time
Llanycil is now part of Gwynedd district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gwynedd has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanycil itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanycil, in Gwynedd and Merionethshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6663
Date accessed: 20th May 2024
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