Penmon Anglesey Wales Family History Guide
Status: Ancient Parish; Civil Parish
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1693
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Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
PENMON, a parish in the district of Bangor and county of Anglesey; on the coast, opposite Puffin island, 3 miles NNE of Beaumaris, and 8½ NE by N of Llanfair r. station. Post-town, Beaumaris. Acres, 7, 180; of which 6, 128 are water. Real property, £942. Pop., 240. Houses, 53. The property is divided among a few.
The land is a peninsula at the N entrance of Menai Strait; and terminates in a headland, which is Penmon Proper, or “the head of Mona.” A religious establishment was founded here, in the 6th century, by Einion Frenhin; was converted into a Benedictine priory, in 1220, by Llewelyn ab Jorwerth; and is now represented by a farmhouse, which was the prior’s residence, and by the parish church, which was its church. Mill-stone, good limestone, and marble are found.
The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the p. curacy of Llanvaes, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is cruciform, and mainly Norman; and was restored in 1854. A peculiar and very graceful Norman cross is on a neighbouring hill. Charities, £5.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Anglesey County Record Office
- Register No.: WPE/29
- Baptism: 1693-1995
- Marriages: 1693-2003
- Burials: 1693-1995
Parish Records
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