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"PENMON, a parish in the hundred of Tindaethwy, county Anglesey, 3 miles N. of Beaumaris, its post town, and 6 from Bangor. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the coast opposite Puffin Island. There are remains of a priory, founded in the 6th century by Enion Frenhin. On Ynys Seiriol, or Puffin Island, are similar ruins, probably the original site of the aforementioned priory. There are some mill-stone quarries in the neighbourhood. The living is a perpetual curacy annexed to that of Llanvaes, in the diocese of Bangor. The church, dedicated to St. Seiriol, is an ancient cruciform structure, and formerly belonged to the priory. The N. transept was rebuilt in 1854. The interior of the church contains an ancient font, a holywell, and monuments to the Bulkeleys of Penmon Park. The parochial charities produce about £5 per annum. On a bank opposite the church is the ancient pigeon-house, with a curious domical roof of Henry VIII.'s time; also a British figured cross, 10 feet in height, on the hills above and near it Hugh Lupus's Castell of Aber Lleinog." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Bibliography

  • Bellerby, Rachel. St Seiriol and Penmon Priory . Country Quest. (Apr. 2004), p. 23-24
  • Carr, A D. The priory of Penmon. Journal of the Welsh Ecclesiastical History 3 (1986), p. 18-30
  • Holme, Geoffrey G. Guide to Penmon church and priory. Llanfairfechan : J. G. Hughes, Caxton Press, 1935. 28p
  • Morris, Jeff. The history of the Penmon and Beaumaris lifeboats. Coventry : Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society, 1997. 49p
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Business & Commerce Records

The Dinmor Park limestone quarry was worked by Dinmor Quarries Ltd, Penmon, Anglesey, from the late 19th century - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales

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Church History

Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 11, North Wales. Ed. by Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, UWP, 1981. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants.

Penmon Parish; Statistics; Area 7180 acres; Population 116 males, 110 females, total 226

  • Penmon Parish Church (Diocese of Bangor) Attendance - usual - afternoon 80 Informant; Wm Griffith, Registrar
      • Penmon Priory "Penmon Priory is thought to be an early medieval foundation. It was probably an Augustinian house by 1237........." coflein
      • "Church of St Seriol, formerly the Priory Church of St Augustine A large cruciform church comprising a relatively small nave of about 1140, a later twelfth century central tower and transepts............." coflein
      • The Old Sunday School, Caim - on geograph.org.uk and Ysgoldy Penmon [Welsh CM Sunday school] Caim " ...... was built in 1889 ......." coflein

      Penmon Priory - on the People's Collection Wales site

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      Church Records

      Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at Anglesey Record Office.

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      Description & Travel

      Beach and lighthouse at Penmon - a photograph by Simon Evans

      Penmon Priory - on the Castle Wales site

      The Beaumaris site - Penmon Priory and Dovecote

      A Castle Wales site - Aberlleiniog Motte, Penmon
      "A fine motte with a hint of a bailey to the south. This one is a documented Norman castle..."

      Holy Penmon - on the Anglesey History site

      Puffin Island - on the Wikipedia site

      Penmon - on wicipedia (Welsh)

      Various landscapes/Seascapes - on the People's Collection Wales site

      Penmon - on BBC Wales (Welsh)

      Held at Anglesey Record Office (NRA);

      • Penmon lighthouse;- 1835-42: journal and letter books of George Burrell, superintendent of the building of the lighthouse
      You can see pictures of Penmon which are provided by:

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      Gazetteers

      A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833

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      Land & Property

      Held at Anglesey Record Office (NRA);

      • Penmon land tax;- 1723-1869: assessments
      • Penmon Parish;- 1693-1995: records
      • Penmon window tax;- 1756-65: assessments
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      Maps

      Gwynedd Family History Society have a diagram of the ecclesiastical parishes of Anglesey (under Parishes)

      Penmon parish in the County of Anglesey - on the People's Collection Wales site

      You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SH632802 (Lat/Lon: 53.301128, -4.05374), Penmon which are provided by:

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      Occupations

      The Beaumaris Lifeboat site

      Limestone and Granite Quarries on the Coast of Anglesey (Penmon) c1910 - on the People's Collection Wales site