LLANGIAN (LLAN-GIAN), a parish, in the union of PWLLHELI, hundred of GAFLOGION, Lleyn division of the county of CARNARVON,
NORTH WALES, 7 miles (S. W. by W.) from Pwllheli; containing 1144 inhabitants. It is four miles in length and three in
breadth, and is pleasantly situated near the south-western extremity of the county, and in the centre of the promontory
which shelters on the west St. Tudwal's Roads, in the bay of Cardigan. It comprehends a very extensive tract of land, of
which a considerable portion is uninclosed and uncultivated: the remainder, which is rich and fertile, has been brought
into a good state of cultivation. An act of parliament was obtained, in 1808, for in-closing the common called Mynydd
Mynytho, comprising from six to seven hundred acres, of which by far the greater portion is within this parish. The
surrounding scenery is pleasingly varied, and in some places highly picturesque; and the views from the higher grounds
over the bay of Cardigan on the south and east, and over the adjacent country on the north, combine many objects of
interest and features of beauty. Nanhoron, in the parish, is an elegant mansion, beautifully situated in grounds
tastefully disposed, and surrounded with woods of stately growth, and with thriving plantations, that form a prominent and
highly ornamental feature in the scenery of the place. The inhabitants, with the exception of such as are engaged in the
herring fishery, which is carried on here during the season, are principally employed in agriculture. . Some indications
of lead-ore have been observed in several parts, but no mines have yet been opened, nor any works established. The
rateable annual value of the parish has been returned at £2741. 16. 8. A fair is held on June 28th. The living is a
perpetual curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llanbedrog the church, dedicated to St. Cian, is a spacious and well-built
edifice, containing several good monuments to the family of Edwards of Nanhoron, of which one to the memory of Captain
Edwards, R. N., who died at sea, is remarkable for its elegance. There are places of worship for Independents, Wesleyans,
and Calvinistic Methodists; and four Sunday schools, appertaining to the dissenters and conducted by gratuitous teachers,
in which 350 males and females are instructed. Richard Hughes, in 1642, bequeathed in trust to the heirs of Tyn-y-Cae and
Nanhoron Issa £40, the interest of which, together with that of a few other small charitable donations and bequests, is
annually distributed among the poor. The parish is also in the possession of two cottages, one of which with an acre of
ground is let at £3 per annum, and the other occupied by a pauper.