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| Name | Gyffin |
| Alt names | Y Gyffin | source: alternate name for parish | | Cwmryd | source: township in parish | | Bodidda | source: township in parish | | Gweredros | source: township in parish | | Llechan | source: township in parish | | Merchlyn | source: township in parish |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 53.26°N 3.84°W |
| Located in | Caernarvonshire, Wales ( - 1974) |
| Also located in | Gwynedd, Wales (1974 - 1996) | | Conwy, Wales (1996 - ) |
| See also | Conwy, Caernarvonshire, Wales | municipal borough in which it was located |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Gyffin from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "GYFFIN, a village and a parish in Conway [registration] district, Caernarvon[shire]. The village stands on an affluent of the river Conway, ¾ of a mile SW of Conway town and [railway] station; and is in Cwmryd township. The parish includes also the townships of Bodidda, Gweredros, Llechan, and Merchlyn. Post town: Conway. Acres: 3,705; of which 150 are water. Real property: £2,571. Population: 715. Houses: 143. The property is divided among a few. A battle was fought here, in 880, between Anarawd, Prince of North Wales, and Edward, Duke of Mercia. A Cistertian abbey was founded here by Llewelyn-ap-Jorwerth; and was removed, by Edward I., to Maenan. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value: £115. Patron: the Bishop of Bangor. The church contains an ancient font; and was recently in very bad condition. Charities, £7."
A Vision of Britain through Time reports that Gyffin was within the Municipal Borough of Conwy.
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