Pentraeth, Anglesey

Description
Pentraeth, a village and a parish in Anglesey. The village stands on a rivulet running 1 mile thence to Red Wharf Bay, 5 miles N by W of Llanfair station on the L. & N.W.R., 5 NE of Llangefni, and 5 1/2 W by N of Beaumaris; is a pretty place, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Menai Bridge, and fairs on 3 May and 25 Sept. The parish extends to the coast, and comprises 3348 acres of land and 6 of water, with 835 of foreshore; population of the civil parish, 812 ; of the ecclesiastical, with Llanbedr Goch, 1099. Plas Gwyn was long the seat of the Pantons, and passed to Lord Vivian. The rocks include gritstone, limestone, and marble, and the limestone is quarried for shipment at Porth Llongddu. Rare shells are found on the shore, and Dmidical stones are near Plas Gwyn. The living is a rectory, united with Llanbedr Goch, in the diocese of Bangor; net value, £105 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is ancient and contains monuments of the Pantons. There are Baptist, Calvinistic Methodist, and Congregational chapels.