Llanrhychwyn, Carnarvonshire

Description
Llan Rhychwyn, a parish in Carnarvonshire, extending from the river Conway at the boundary with Denbighshire, 1 1/2 mile W by N of Llanrwst, to Capel Curig and foot of Snowdon. Post town, Trefriw (R.S.O.) Acreage, 7754 of land and 267 of water; population, 473. A seat of the bard Taliesin was at the E end of Llyn Geirionydd. The land is hilly. Slate is quarried and lead ore is mined. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Trefriw, in the diocese of Bangor. The church, dedicated to St Rhychwyn, is very ancient, and consists of two aisles of the same length, and a bell-turret. It contains an ancient font and some old stained glass. The new church at Capel Curig is also in the parish.