Barmouth is a sea-port town, and a good bathing-place, with as good inns as any in the principality of Wales. It is twenty-six miles from Machynleth, and twenty-four from Aberistwith. The market in on Tuesday and Friday, at which all sorts of fish and fowl are plenty and very cheap. – Much good company now resort here in the bathing-season; so that, though Barmouth was a place of no note a few years ago, it is at length become a genteel bathing-place. – The following are the principal inhabitants:
Gentry
Griffiths John, Gent.
Jones William, Gent.
Lloyd John, Esq. Collector of Customs
Meredith John, Gent.
Owen Edward, Esq. Gorshnarad
Parry Henry, Esq. Surveyor of the Port of Barmouth
Pryce Griffith, Esq. Hendrecoed
Clergyman
Owens Rev. Griffiths, Llanenddwyn
Traders, &c.
Davies Solomon, Tinman and Glazier
Griffiths Griffith, Shopkeeper
Griffiths John, Merchant
Griffiths John, Shopkeeper
Owens Catharine, Shopkeeper
Owens Griffith, Merchant
Owens Robert, Merchant
Pritchard William, Merchant
Pugh Hugh, Shopkeeper
Roberts Griffith, Merchant
The principal gentleman’s seats near Barmouth are as follows: the ancient seat called Cornygedol, within four miles of Barmouth, belongs now to Sir Roger Mostyn, of Mostyn, Bart. – Hengwrt is an ancient seat, nine miles from Barmouth, occupied by Griffith Howel Vaughan, Esq., – Nanna, a very noble seat the residence of Sir Robert Williams Vaughan, Bart. M.P. for the county of Merioneth, is twelve miles from Barmouth, – Hendrevorian, a pleasant house, within six miles of Barmouth, where resides the Rev. Francis Parry, justice of the peace.
Dolgelly (see vol. ii. p. 781) is ten miles from Barmouth. The road from Barmouth to Dolgelly is along the river side all the way, and the river is navigable: the road is as good and as pleasant as any in the kingdom. – Horlech-castle [sic] is ten miles from Barmouth. It is a noble ancient edifice, erected by the Romans. The road on the sands from Barmouth to Horlech-castle is extremely pleasant, the sand being fine and hard, though close to the sea, and very commodious for carriages.
Source: The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture 1791. Volume the Fifth.
