LLANYVYDD (LLAN-NEFYDD), a parish, in the union of ST-ASAPH, hundred of ISALED, county of DENBIGH, NORTH WALES, 7 miles
(N. W. by W.) from Denbigh; containing 1196 inhabitants. This parish derives its name from the dedication of its church
to St. Nevydd, one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog, who flourished about the middle of the fifth century. It is
pleasantly situated in the north-western part of the county, and near the river Elwy, which, after traversing the parish
in a north and east direction for a considerable distance, falls into the river Clwyd. It is bounded on the north by the
parishes of St. Asaph and Abergele, towards the south by those of Heallan and Llansannan, and on the west by that of
LlanvairTalhairn; and comprises 10,500 acres, of which 4000 are woodland, 500 common, and the remainder nearly equally
divided between arable and pasture. The surface is varied, rising in some parts into lofty eminences; the surrounding
scenery, though in some points pleasingly picturesque, is rather of a bold and striking character; and the views over the
adjacent country combine many features of interesting aspect. The lands are inclosed and cultivated, and the ma, which is
in general gravelly, is fertile and producdye, especially on the lower grounds, producing all kinds of grain of good
quality: the rateable annual value has been returned at X4153. The inhabitants are principally employed in agriculture;
and fairs are held annually on March 18th, May 12th, August 14th, and November 20th. The parish constitutes a prebend
annexed to the chancellorship in the Cathedral Church of St. Asapb, rated in the kings books at £37. 13. 4., and in the
gift of the Bishop of St. Asaph. The living is a discharged vicarage, rated in the king's books at £10; present net
income, £228; patron, the Bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Nevydd, contains about 700 sittings, of which 60 are free.
A day school, containing about 30 boys and 20 girls, is partly supported by an allowance from the parishioners of £8 per
annum, arising from a tenement, towards the instruction of 12 poor children; the rest are paid for by their parents.
There are also three Sunday schools, in two of which, appertaining to Baptists, are about 120, and in the other, to
Calvinistic Methodists, are from 200 to 240, males and females, who are taught gratuitously. There are three small rent-
charges, the property of the poor; viz. one of 20s. par annum, created by the will of Pierce Owen, in 1654, and paid out
of a farm called Pen ygaer; another of 40s., the bequest of Maurice ab Sion, in 1717, derived from some laud named
Tan'ronnen; and the third of the same amount, given by Evan Hushes, in 1729, and issuing from a plot of ground designated
Voel. Besides these, a tenement and about ten acres of land were purchased, in 1731, with £115, the benefactions of
various persons, and now produce a rental of £9 per annum. Several further bequests in aid of the poor have also been made:
among others, Ambrose Wynne, in 1671, left £50, and Mrs. Anne Foulkes, in 1740, and Mrs. Jane Wynne, in 1751, bequeathed
each £20; but some of the early donations bare been lost, and it is stated in Gilbert's Parliamentary Return of 1786,
that £43 out of £103, the gifts of thirteen benefactors (whose names are recorded on a stone tablet in the north aisle of
the church), are also unaccounted for.