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| Name | Llanllechid |
| Alt names | Glanogwen | source: chapelry in parish | | Braichmelyn | source: hamlet in parish | | Caelwyngrydd | source: hamlet in parish | | Carneddi | source: hamlet in parish | | Llidiart-y Gwenyn | source: hamlet in parish | | Pant-y-ffrydlas | source: hamlet in parish |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 53.188°N 4.032°W |
| Located in | Caernarvonshire, Wales ( - 1974) |
| Also located in | Gwynedd, Wales (1974 - ) |
| See also | Ogwen Rural, Caernarvonshire, Wales | rural district 1894-1974 (for part of parish) | | Capel Curig, Caernarvonshire, Wales | parish to which part was transferred in 1934 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Llanllechid from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LLANLLECHID, a village, a parish, and a [registration] sub-district in Bangor [registration] district, Carnarvon. The village stands near the river Ogwen, 3½ miles SW by S of Aber [railway] station, and 3½ SE of Bangor; and has a post office under Bangor, and a fair on 29 Oct.
- "The parish contains also the villages of Talybont and Bethesda, and the hamlets of Braichmelyn, Caelwyngrydd, Carneddi, Llidiart-y Gwenyn, and Pant-y-ffrydlas. Acres: 18,111. Real property: £9,960; of which £850 are in quarries, and £60 in gas-works. Population in 1851: 5,948; in 1861: 7,346. Houses: 1,561. The increase of population arose from the extension of slate and stone quarrying. The property is divided among a few. Cochwillan was the birth place of Bishop Williams, and the residence of Archbishop Williams. The surface runs up the northern offshoots of Snowdonia, and includes [mountains] Carnedd Llewelyn and Carnedd Davydd, which have altitudes of 3,469 and 3,427 feet. The slate quarries are similar to the neighbouring ones of Penrhyn. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor Value: £465. Patron: the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Llechid, and was rebuilt in 1845. The vicarage of Glanogwen is a separate benefice. There are eleven dissenting chapels, two national schools, two British schools, and charities about £20."
There is no article on the parish in Wikipedia, but the encyclopaedia does state in its article on Ogwen Rural District that the parish was split in 1934 with part of it being transferred to Capel Curig parish. Talybont and Bethesda are dealt with separately.
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