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1747, and of marriagPs from ~1754. The living is a The registers date from the year 1757, and contain consolidated vicarage consisting of Llanidan with entries for the parish of Llandysilio. The living is a. Llanedwen, Llandaniel Fab and Llanfair Cwmmwd, rectory with Llandysilio, average tithe rent-charge £176, average tithe rent-charge £260, net income £155, in the with residence and 10 acres of glebe, in the gift of the gift of Lord Boston, and held since 1886 by the Rev. Bishop of Bangor. Here are chapels for Independents, Daniel J ones Lewis M.A. of Jesus College, Oxford, who Calviuistic and Wesleyan Methodists. The principal resides at Llanidan. The Rev. Thomas Davies is objects of attraction here are the ".Anglesey Column •• curate in charge at Llanedwen. Plas Coch, in this and the Britannia bridge, the former can be seen from parish, the property of the Bulkeley Hughes family, Bangor and nearly the whole of .Anglesey. The first and now the residence of Colonel Charles Hunter F.R.s., named memorial was raised, in 1816, to commemorate F. ~.A. scot., D. L., J.l'. is a plain bnt effective specimen of the distinguished military services of the noble Marquess, the domestic Elizabethan style, built of local redstone, and a bronze statue, representing that nobleman in full somewhat in the form of the letter E, but enlarged and uniform, was raised to the top of the column in the year considerably improved about 1845 ; the principal front 1860, under the superintendence of Mr. John Haslam. has tall dormers, and three boldly-projecting wings It stands on the Holyhead road, tl:e column costing with stepped gables and finials; in the central wing is £2,000, which was raised by subscription among the the entrance, above which is a pedimented tablet, now inhabitants of the counties of .Anglesey and Carnarvon. blank save for a partially-effaced inscription with the On its base is inscribed the following: "The inhabitants date 1569 ; the hall has a double stair, and the dining- of the coun+,y of Anglesey and Carnarvon have erected room is finely panelled with oak. Plas N ewydd is the this column in grateful commemoration of the dis seat of the Marquess of Anglesey D.L. and has a fine tinguished military achievements of their countryman, park and grounds, which are occasionally open to the Henry William, .Marquess of Anglesey, the leader of public. Plas Gwyn, a modern mansion, is the residence the British cavalry in Spain throughout the arduous of Robert ap Hugh Williams esq. J.P., D.L. Near the campaign of 1807, and the 2nd in command of the armies stables attached to Plas N ewydd are two famous cram- confederated against France at the memorable battle of lechs standing close together, and one of these has an Waterloo on the 18th of June 1815." Close to the enormous upper stone 12 feet in length, in one part church, on a small rocky peninsula, is a colossal statue 4 feet thick, and estimated to weigh between seven or of Nelson, which has the following inscription in English eight tons. and Welsh: "Fell at Trafalgar, 1805," and in English The area comprises 1,668 acres, of which 2 are water; only: "England expects every man to do his duty." the population in 1891 was 306. Fairs for horses, cattle and sheep are held on the first Letters should have Llanfairpwllgwyngyll R.S.O. Monday in April, June and .August, also on the 4th Anglesey added October. _ . . Assistant Overseer & Rate Collector, John J ones, The area compnses 844 acres, of whiCh 1 IS "'ater; Llwynon the population in 1891 was 961. PLACES OF WoRSHIP:- PosT, MoXEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH 0FFICE.-Thomas St. Edwen's Church, Rev. Daniel Jones Lewis M.A. Roberts, postmaster. Letters arrive from Bangor at vicar; Rev. Thomas Davies B.A. curate 6.30 a.m. & 4.30 p.m.; despatched thereto at 8.30 Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Llanedwen ,& Llandeg- a.m. & 8.30 p.m fau, Rev. Owen Parry Rate Collector, Thomas E. J ones Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, also called Llanfair- Toll Bar, Mary .Morgan, collector pwll and Llanfair P. G., is a village and parish in the PLACES OF Wousmr. hun?red of Tindaeth:vy, county of Anglesey, with a St. Mary's Church, Rev. J. R. Edwards M.A. & Rev. statwn nameu Llanfa1r on the Chester and Holyhead Steven Evans B.A. curates line of the Lon~on _& North--Western railway, 2 miles CHAPELS:- west from Mena1 bndge, _5 from Ba?gor and. 20 e~st- Calvinistic Methodist s~~t~-east.f;om ~ol!h:ad, m Beaumans sub-re~~str~twn Independent, Rev .. Cynffig Davies l\I.A dd~s~r~ct, umon of Bannor, d~ng~esey first pettY: ~esswnal Wesleyan Methodtst, Rev. Henry Hughes & Rev, R. lVlslOn, county- court 1stnct of L 1angefm, rural Rowlands deanery of Tindaethwy, archdeaconry of Bangor and Anglesey, diocese of Bangor, situated on the great road ScHOOLS. to Holyhead. The church of St. Mary, a small Gothic A school board of 5 members was formed 27th "May building, consists of nave and chancel ; it has a steeple 1871 ; clerk, Rev. R. C. J ones, Beaumaris road, :Menai containing one bell, and provides sittings for 200. The. bridge east and west windows are of stained glass, the former School (mixed, built in 1860 to accommodate 160; aver- to the memory of Field-Marshal Henry, 1st Marquess age attendance, 115), John Owen, master of Anglesey, and the latter to Sir Walter Otway bart. National (built to accommodate 150 ; average attend- G. C. B. In the churchyard is a monument to the ance, 130), \Villiam A. Jones, master; .Mrs. Jane memory of fifteen men who died from injuries received E. J ones, infants' mistress during the erection of the Britannia tubular bridge. Railway Station, Henry Hughes, station master

MENAI BRIDGE. Haslam Mrs. Fanny, Glauceriis PriceHughBulkeleyJ.P.The:Moorings Private Residents. Hughes Mrs. T. D. Glyudwr Prytherch Hugh, Bridge street Hughes Thomas, Min-y-don Rathbone Richard Reynolds D. L. J.P. Algeo Robert c. E. 1 Menai Ville ter !sham Sir Charles E. bart. Cartrevle Glan-y-Menai & Beech wood house, Ashworth Charles, Bron-y-Menai Jones Rev. Robert Charles, 7 Beau- Grassendale, Liverpool Bickersteth Edward P. Craig-y-Don maris road Roberts John M.D., J.P. Bryn teg Crowther Mrs Sarah, Craig-y-Menai, J ones H. P. Westbury mount Roberts Miss Catherine, Craig Selyf, Bridge street J ones Richard C. 7 1\Ienai Ville ter Bridge street Darling John, Tyn-y-cai J ones Thomas W. Bodafon, Brynafon Roberts Mrs. J ane, 2 Brynafon ter. Davies Rev. Edward Cynffig M.A. terrace Roberts Mrs. Jane, Graig wen \Vestbury mount J ones Thomas W. Bryn-Owen Roberts Morris H. Bryn l.lenai Davies Professor J. M. Cadwen villas Jones \V. Francis, Bulkeley terrace Roberts Robert Jones, Preswylfa Davies 11.rs. J a ne, Bryn llwyd J ones \V alter R. Bulkeley terrace Roberts Robert William, Craig-Owen Edwards Mrs. Ellen, Bryn aethwy Lewis David, 3 Brynafon terrace Ruberts Thomas Owen, Rosemary Edwards Owen, 4 Brynafon terrace Lloyd Pennant A. Craig Mair Roberts William, Rosemary cottage Elias Mrs. Jane, Fronheulog .:\ioulsdale Miss Mary, 4 Menai Ville Rothwell Richard, 4 Bcanmaris road Evans Rev. Stephen, Brynceris terrace Row land J ames, Gorphwysfa Evans Henry, 6 Beaumaris road New Miss Margaret, Bryn Hyfryd Spencer Fredcric, :Menai Yille ter Evans Mrs. Ann, Spring bank, Beau- Norman Mrs. Craig-yr-Ilalen Thomas Benjamin, Bron Menai maris road Price Colonel John Bulkeley J.P., Thomas Mrs. Glanydon terrace Hargest Mrs. Ell en, 6 Menai Ville ter. D. L. Plas Cadnant Thomas R. G. Tany Bryn