Llandegfan, Anglesey, Wales Genealogy

History Records
LLANDEGVAN (LLAN-DEGFAN), a parish, in the union of Bangor and Beaumaris, hundred of Tyndaethwy, county of Anglesey, North Wales, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from Beaumaris. This parish derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Tegvan. The church is of very ancient origin, having been founded, it is said, by St. Tegvan, its tutelar saint, prior to the year 450, in which he died. The present church, a long low structure, comprises a nave of early date, and a chancel of the fourteenth century; two chapels have since been added, forming north and south transepts, and at the west end is a square embattled tower, built in the year 1811. There are places of worship for Calvinistic and Wesleyan Methodists, and Independents.

LLANDEGFAN, a parish in the hundred of Tyndaethwy, county Anglesey, 2 miles S.W. of Beaumaris, its post town, and 4 from Bangor. It is situated on the Menai Straits, and is included within the borough of Beaumaris. For more information, see Llandegfan, Anglesey at Genuki.org.uk

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