Place:Llandudwen, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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NameLlandudwen
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.91°N 4.547°W
Located inCaernarvonshire, Wales
Also located inGwynedd, Wales     (1974 - )
See alsoLleyn Rural, Caernarvonshire, Walesrural district 1894-1974
Buan, Caernarvonshire, Walesparish into which it was part absorbed in 1934
Tudweiliog, Caernarvonshire, Walesparish into which it was part absorbed in 1934
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Llandudwen is a former civil parish in the Welsh county of [[Place:Gwynedd, Wales|Gwynedd (or, before 1974, the historic county of Caernarvonshire). It was abolished in 1934, and divided between the parishes of Buan and Tudweiliog.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Llandudwen from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"LLANDUDWEN, a parish in Pwllheli [registration] district, Carnarvon; in the Lleyn peninsula, 7 miles W by N of Pwllheli, and 19 SW of Nantlle [railway] station. Post town: Pwllheli. Acres: 1,331. Real property: £1,123. Population: 9?4. Houses: 14. The property is divided among three. Madrin is a chief residence. The living is a [perpetual] curacy annexed to the rectory of Rhiw, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Tudwen."
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