Infobox historic subdivision Name Merionethshire br lang cy Meirionnydd HQ Dolgellau Government Merionethshire County Council 1889 1974 Origin Status Start 1284 End Code MER CodeName Chapman code Replace Meirionnydd Motto Tra m r, tra Meirion br While the sea lasts, so shall Meirionnydd Divisions DivisionsNames DivisionsMap Image Map Image WalesMerionethTrad.png Merionethshire br Ancient extent of Merionethshire Arms Image Merioneth arms.png 150px br Coat of arms of Merionethshire County Council Civic PopulationFirst 35,315 ref name census 1831 Vision of Britain http www.visionofbritain.org.uk census table page.jsp?tab id GB1831ABS M 5B1 5D&u id 10001043&show DB&min c 11&max c 15 1831 Census ref PopulationFirstYear 1831 AreaFirst convert 385291 acre km2 AreaFirstYear 1831 DensityFirst 0.1 acre DensityFirstYear 1831 PopulationSecond 45,565 PopulationSecondYear 1911 AreaSecond convert 422372 acre km2 AreaSecondYear 1911 1961 DensitySecond 0.1 acre DensitySecondYear 1911 PopulationLast 38,310 PopulationLastYear 1961 AreaLast AreaLastYear DensityLast 0.1 acre DensityLastYear 1961 Merionethshire lang cy Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionnydd is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales historic counties of Wales , a Watsonian vice counties vice county and a former administrative county. The spelling ... Units . University of Wales Press, Cardiff 1969. ref Geography Merionethshire is a maritime county ... principal area, with the rest forming a new Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire principal area. The latter ... of Merionethshire List of Lord Lieutenants of Merionethshire High Sheriff of Merionethshire List of High Sheriffs of Merionethshire References Reflist Historic Counties of Wales coord 52 50 N 3 ... counties of Wales Category Merionethshire Category States and territories established in 1284 br Sir Feirionnydd bg cy Sir Feirionnydd de Merionethshire es Merionethshire fr Merionethshire la Merionethensis comitatus no Merionethshire ru ... more details
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire . After 1762, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire . The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, and the area is now covered by the Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd and Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd . Lord Lieutenants of Merionethshire to 1974 see Lord Lieutenant of Wales before 1694 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury 31 May 1694 10 March 1696 Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield 10 March 1696 5 November 1701 William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby 18 June 1702 5 November 1702 Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley 2 December 1702 4 September 1713 Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth 4 September 1713 21 October 1714 Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley 21 October 1714 18 January 1725 George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley 7 April 1725 7 May 1733 George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley 14 June 1733 25 October 1760 vacant William Vaughan MP William Vaughan 26 April 1762 12 April 1775 Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 4th Baronet 10 June 1775 1789 Watkin Williams 1742 1808 Watkin Williams 27 August 1789 4 December 1793 Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 5th Baronet 4 December 1793 6 January 1840 Edward Lloyd Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn 25 January 1840 17 March 1884 Robert Davies Pryce 17 May 1884 30 September 1891 William Robert Wynne 30 September 1891 25 February 1909 Sir Arthur Williams, 1st Baronet 22 March 1909 28 January 1927 George Ormsby Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech 22 February 1927 8 May 1938 William Ormsby Gore, 4th Baron Harlech 22 June 1938 25 June 1957 Col. John Francis Williams Wynne , C.B.E., D.S.O. 25 June 1957 31 March 1974 References cite journal author J.C. Sainty authorlink John Sainty civil servant title Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585&ndash 1642 journal Bulletin ... Lieutenants Order 1973 1973 1754 Lord Lieutenancies Category 1974 disestablishments Category Merionethshire Category Lord Lieutenancies of Wales Merionethshire Category Lord Lieutenants of Merionethshire ... more details
The Merionethshire by election, 1899 was a parliamentary by election held for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Merioneth UK Parliament constituency Merionethshire on 2 May 1899. Vacancy The by election was caused by the death of the sitting Liberal Party UK Liberal Member of Parliament UK MP , T. E. Ellis Thomas Edward Ellis on 5 April 1899. ref The Times, 6 April 1899 p4 ref Candidates Merionethshire Liberal Association considered a number of possible candidates but the favourite from an early stage was Owen Morgan Edwards , an academic at Lincoln College, Oxford , a native of Merionethshire who was described as an ardent Welsh nationalism Welsh Nationalist . ref The Times, 14 April 1899 p11 ref Edwards was hardly enthusiastic to take up the offer of being the Liberal candidate. He wrote to Dr Edward Jones, chairman of the county Liberals, that he had many days of anxiety and sleepless nights since learning he was the front runner. He said that he would be relieved if not called upon to stand and would rather not take the position unless absolutely needed. ref The Times, 18 April 1899 p12 ref The Conservative Party UK Conservatives had fought Merionethshire at the United Kingdom general election, 1895 1895 general election and at its meeting in Dolgellau on 14 April 1899 resolved that the seat should be contested at the by election. No candidate was selected at that time however and the matter was postponed. Once Edwards was adopted by the Liberals, the Conservatives met again at Barmouth and this time decided not to oppose him. ref The Times, 22 April 1899 p12 ref The result There being no other candidates putting themselves forward, Edwards was returned unopposed. ref The Times, 3 May 1899 p13 ref He did not enjoy parliamentary life however and did not seek re election at the United Kingdom general election, 1900 general election of 1900 . Election box begin title Merionethshire by election, 1899 Election box candidate with party ... more details
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire . John Wynn ap Maredudd 1543 &ndash bef. 1558 Ellis Price bef. 1558 &ndash bef. 1562 Owen ap John ap Howell Vaughan bef. 1562 &ndash bef. 1564 Ellis Price bef. 1564 &ndash aft.1577 Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester bef. 1579 &ndash 1588 Robert Salusbury Sir Robert Salusbury bef. 1594&ndash 1599 Thomas Myddelton Sir Thomas Myddelton bef. 1599 &ndash 1617 William Salusbury 1617 &ndash aft. 1626 Hugh Nanney 1629&ndash 1646 Interregnum Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet 1660&ndash 1663 Sir John Owen 1663&ndash 1666 William Owen Custos Rotulorum William Owen 1666&ndash 1678 Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet 1678&ndash 1688 William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis 1688&ndash 1689 Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Gray s Inn Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet 1689&ndash 1690 Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet 1690&ndash 1711 Edward Vaughan 1711&ndash 1722 Lewis Owen dn date March 2012 1722&ndash 1731 William Vaughan MP William Vaughan 1731&ndash 1775 For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire . References http www.history.ac.uk publications office custodes1544 Institute of Historical Research Custodes Rotulorum 1544 1646 http www.history.ac.uk publications office custodes1660 Institute of Historical Research Custodes Rotulorum 1660 1828 Custodes Rotulorum Category Lists of custodes rotulorum Merionethshire ... more details
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Merionethshire . The historic county of Merioneth was originally created in 1284. The administrative county of Merioneth was created from the historic county under the Local Government Act 1888 . This was abolished in turn under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974 and became the Meirionnydd district of the new county of Gwynedd . The shrievalty of Merionethshire, together with that of Anglesey and Caernarvonshire, was abolished in 1974 when the county and shrievalty of Gwynedd was created. List of Sheriffs Expand list date August 2008 1392 Griffith ap Llewellyn ref cite book title A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Britain..., Volume 1 first Bernard last Burke page 1705 accessdate 2012 04 28 Google Books ref c1400 Einion ap Ithel c1485 Sir Richard Pole 1533 William Brereton and John Puleston jointly 1541 Ellis ap Maurice of Clenennau ref name WBO2 cite web url http yba.llgc.org.uk en s WYNN PEN 1275.html title Wynne Family publisher National Library of Wales accessdate 2011 03 22 ref 1552 Edward Stanley ref name FBM cite web url http www.hrionline.ac.uk johnfoxe apparatus offices.jsp?strName &strTitle sheriff of merionethshire&cmdSearch Search title Foxe s Book of Martyrs accessdate 2011 06 26 ref 1553 Richard Mitton ref name FBM 1554 Lewis Owen, Chamberlain and 1st Baron of the Exchequer in North Wales, and High Sheriff of Merionethshire in the reign of Henry the Eighth, Edward 5th, and Queen Mary. Born AD 1500, and assassinated by outlaws, October 11, 1555. ref name FBM 1555 Ellis Price ref name FBM 1556 Rhys Vaughan ref name FBM 1557 John David Lloyd ref name FBM 1558 John Salusbury ref name FBM 1596 Robert Lloyd of Rhiwgoch Robert Lloyd of Rhiwgoch ref name Williams http www.archive.org stream ... High Shrievalties DEFAULTSORT High Sheriff Of Merionethshire Category High Sheriffs of Merionethshire Category High Shrievalties in Wales Merionethshire Category Merionethshire ... more details
There are at least two villages called Talybont or Tal y bont in the Welsh principal area of Gwynedd Talybont, Bangor in Caernarfonshire Talybont, Barmouth in Merionethshire geodis ... more details
Gwynedd Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the counties of Caernarfonshire , Anglesey and Merionethshire , Wales . The force was formed in 1950 by the merger of Caernarfonshire Constabulary , Anglesey Constabulary and Merionethshire Constabulary . It was itself amalgamated with Flintshire Constabulary and Denbighshire Constabulary in 1967, the combined force also being known as the Gwynedd Constabulary, renamed North Wales Police in 1974. In 1965, the force had an establishment of 308 and an actual strength of 296. ref The Thin Blue Line , Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965 ref Footnotes reflist Category Defunct police forces of the United Kingdom Category History of Caernarfonshire Category History of Anglesey Category History of Merionethshire Category 1967 disestablishments Category Government agencies established in 1950 UK law enforcement agency stub ... more details
Lewis Owen was a Welsh politician. Lewis Owen may also refer to Lewis ap Owen Lewis Ab Owen ap Meurig by 1524 1590 , MP and Sheriff for Anglesey Lewis Owen, Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire in 1722 See also Owen Lewis disambiguation Louis Owens Lew Owens hndis Owen, Lewis ... more details
to form the county of Merionethshire . County Main Merionethshire The borders of Meirionnydd were ... the name Merionethshire under English Law . In 1974 it merged with the counties of Caernarfonshire ... county of Merionethshire and reverted to the Welsh language Welsh spelling of the county s name ... government areas of Merionethshire The urban district s of Bala, Gwynedd Bala , Barmouth , Dolgellau ... and Merionethshire , which was immediately renamed Gwynedd as the first act of the new council ... Merionethshire Category States and territories established in 1974 Gwynedd geo stub br Rouantelezh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The title Earl of Merioneth was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1947 along with the Duke of Edinburgh Dukedom of Edinburgh and the Baron Greenwich Barony of Greenwich for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Sir Philip Mountbatten formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark , the soon to be husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II . Merionethshire lang cy Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionnydd is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales historic counties of Wales , a Watsonian vice counties vice county and a former administrative county. DEFAULTSORT Merioneth, Earl Of Category Earldoms Category Merionethshire Category Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh UK noble stub it Conte di Merioneth pt Conde de Merioneth ... more details
William Vaughan c.1707 12 April 1775 ref name rayment rayment hc m 2 date March 2012 ref was a Welsh politician. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire 26 April 1762 12 April 1775, Citation needed date October 2010 Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire 1731 1775 Citation needed date October 2010 and Member of Parliament MP for Merioneth UK Parliament constituency Merionethshire from 1734 to 1768. ref name stooks smith cite book last Stooks Smith first Henry. editor F. W. S. Craig Craig, F. W. S. title The Parliaments of England origyear 1844 1850 edition 2nd year 1973 publisher Parliamentary Research Services location Chichester isbn 0 900178 13 2 page 602 ref References reflist s start s par uk s bef before Richard Vaughan died 1734 Richard Vaughan s ttl title Member of Parliament for Merioneth UK Parliament constituency Merionethshire years British general election, 1734 1734 British general election, 1768 1768 s aft after John Pugh Pryse s end Use dmy dates date October 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Vaughan, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1775 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Vaughan, William Category 1775 deaths Category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies Category Lord Lieutenants of Merionethshire Category British MPs 1734 1741 Category British MPs 1741 1747 Category British MPs 1747 1754 Category British MPs 1754 1761 Category British MPs 1761 1768 Category Year of birth uncertain GreatBritain MP stub ... more details
coord 52.934 3.540 display title region GB scale 10000 Cefnddwysarn is a small village in Gwynedd , Wales . It is located on the A494 road approximately 3 miles east of the town of Bala, Gwynedd Bala and 8 miles west of Corwen . The village is situated within the traditional county of Merionethshire . External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3531381 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Cefnddwysarn and surrounding area Category Gwynedd Gwynedd geo stub cy Cefnddwysarn ... more details
William Wynn or William Wynne may refer to Will Wynn born 1961 , Mayor of Austin, Texas Will Wynn American football born 1949 , Defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins William Wynn poet died 1760 , Welsh priest and poet William J. Wynn 1860 1935 , Member of the US House of Representatives from California William Wynne historian 1671 1704 , priest and historian William Wynne lawyer 1692 1765 , lawyer and writer William Watkin Edward Wynne 1801 1880 , MP for Merionethshire 1852 1865 and antiquarian William Robert Maurice Wynne died 1909 , MP for Merioneth UK Parliament constituency Merionethshire 1865 1868 William Wynn footballer 1876 1944 , Shrewsbury Town F.C. and List of Wales international footballers Wales international footballer hndis Wynn, William DEFAULTSORT Wynn, William ... more details
other people Lewis Owen 1622 22 January 1692 was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons in 1659. Owen was the son of Richard Owen of Morben and Melenceth Merionethshire and his wife Margaret Owen daughter of Lewis Owen of Peniarth . He matriculated at Queens College, Oxford on 17 March 1637 aged 15 and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1640. He was a Royalist in the Civil War and was captured in his bed at Peniarth by Colonel John Jones of Nanteos on 8 December 1645 and taken prisoner to Cardiganshire. In spite of this he was High Sheriff of Merionethshire in 1647. ref name Williams http www.archive.org stream cu31924030498939 page n137 mode 2up W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales ref In 1659, Owen was elected Member of Parliament for Merioneth UK Parliament constituency Merioneth for the Third Protectorate Parliament . ref name Willis Cite Notitia Parliamentaria converted 1 part 2 pages 229 239 ref At the Restoration, Owen was nominated Knight of the Royal Oak having an estate of 600 per year. Owen of Peniarth died at the age of 69 References Reflist s start s par en succession box title Member of Parliament for Merioneth UK Parliament constituency Merioneth before John Jones Maesygarnedd John Jones years 1659 after Not represented in Restored Rump s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Owen, Lewis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1622 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 22 January 1692 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Owen, Lewis Category 1622 births Category 1692 deaths Category Members of the Parliament of England pre 1707 Category High Sheriffs of Merionethshire Category Alumni of The Queen s College, Oxford Category Members of the Inner Temple Category Cavaliers Category Welsh politicians ... more details
about a district Welsh ruler Owain Glynd r Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Coord 52.996 3.393 display title region GB scale 100000 Infobox historic subdivision Name Glynd r HQ Ruthin Status Districts of Wales District Start 1974 End 1996 Replace Denbighshire , Powys , Wrexham county borough Wrexham Civic Image Glyndwrarms.PNG 150px Arms of Glyndwr District Council Map Deleted image removed Image WalesGlyndwr1974.png 150px Glyndwr 1974 1996 Glynd r was one of six Districts of Wales district s of Clwyd between 1974 and 1996. It was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , from parts of the administrative county administrative counties of Denbighshire historic Denbighshire and Merionethshire . From Denbighshire came the borough s of Denbigh , Llangollen and Ruthin , the rural district s of Ceiriog Rural District Ceiriog and Ruthin Rural District Ruthin and the parishes of Llangollen Rural and Llantysilio , formerly in Wrexham Rural District . From Merionethshire came the Edeyrnion Rural District . The district was named after Owain Glynd r , who lived in Glyndyfrdwy for a while. On April 1, 1996 the district was dissolved, with parts going to each of the three subdivisions of Wales principal areas of Denbighshire , Powys and Wrexham county borough Wrexham . Wrexham is home to the main campus of Glynd r University formerly the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education . Wales Districts DEFAULTSORT Glyndwr Category Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 Wales geo stub es Glynd r ... more details
Talyllyn or Tal y llyn can refer to the former parish in southern Merionethshire now Gwynedd in Wales, and included the villages of Abergynolwyn and Corris Tal y llyn Lake , a glacial ribbon lake east of Abergynolwyn Talyllyn Railway , a preserved narrow gauge railway running from Tywyn to Abergynolwn Talyllyn locomotive , one of the original locomotives of the Talyllyn Railway Talyllyn Junction , a junction on the Mid Wales Railway . Tal y llyn, Anglesey , a former episcopal township on Anglesey St Mary s Church, Tal y llyn , the township s church disambig ... more details
This is a list of historic counties of Wales , ordered by population as at the 1971 census. class wikitable Rank County Total population 1 Glamorgan 1,258,738 2 Monmouthshire historic Monmouthshire 462,172 3 Denbighshire historic Denbighshire 185,193 4 Flintshire historic Flintshire 175,769 5 Carmarthenshire 162,568 6 Caernarvonshire 123,065 7 Pembrokeshire 98,973 8 Anglesey 59,756 9 Ceredigion Cardiganshire 54,877 10 Breconshire 53,381 11 Montgomeryshire 43,131 12 Merionethshire 35,329 13 Radnorshire 18,277 References 1971 census UK Census area and population Category Historic counties of Wales Category United Kingdom Census 1971 Category Lists of Welsh counties Population ... more details
This is a list of the Historic counties of Wales ancient counties of Wales as recorded by the 1831 census, ordered by their area. class wikitable Rank County Area acre s 1 Carmarthenshire 606,331 2 Glamorgan 547,494 3 Montgomeryshire 483,323 4 Brecknockshire 460,158 5 Ceredigion Cardiganshire 443,387 6 Pembrokeshire 401,691 7 Denbighshire historic Denbighshire 386,052 8 Merionethshire 385,291 9 Caernarfonshire 370,273 10 Monmouthshire historic Monmouthshire 324,310 11 Radnorshire 272,128 12 Anglesey 193,453 13 Flintshire historic Flintshire 184,905 References 1831 census UK Census area and population Category Historic counties of Wales Category United Kingdom Census 1831 Category Lists of Welsh counties Historic ... more details
Merrion , Merion , or Meirion may refer to Places United States Merion, Pennsylvania Merion Village , Columbus, Ohio Wales Merrion, Pembrokeshire Merionethshire Meirionnydd Merrion Estate , Dublin, Ireland Merrion Gates Merrion Road Merrion Square Merrion Street Mount Merrion People Meirion, father of Caradog ap Meirion , King of Gwynedd reigned 754? 798 Mem Fox Merrion Frances Partridge, b.1946 , Australian children s author Other SS Merion SS Merion , 1902 ocean liner Merrion Centre disambiguation Merion Golf Club , Merion, Pennsylvania Merion Cricket Club , Merion, Pennsylvania See also Merian disambiguation Meriones disambiguation Marion disambiguation Portmeirion , Wales dab ... more details
taxobox regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Orobanchaceae genus Euphrasia species E. cambrica binomial Euphrasia cambrica binomial authority Pugsley Euphrasia cambrica is a plant from the genus Euphrasia , in the family Orobanchaceae . It is Endemism endemic to North Wales where it occurs on mountains in the vice counties of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire . ref Stace C. 1997 . The New Flora of The British Isles, Second Edition. Cambridge Cambridge University Press ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Euphrasia Cambrica Category Euphrasia cambrica Lamiales stub ... more details
box title Member of Parliament for Merionethshire UK Parliament constituency Merionethshire years United Kingdom general election, 1886 1886 Merionethshire by election, 1899 1899 before Henry Robertson ... more details
Manners Kerr title High Sheriff of Merionethshire years 1839 after George Price Lloyd succession box title Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire before Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 5th Baronet Sir Watkin Williams ... of the United Kingdom Category Lord Lieutenants of Merionethshire Category Members of the United ... High Sheriffs of Merionethshire cy Edward Lloyd Mostyn, 2il Farwn Mostyn ... more details
Llywelyn ap Maredudd died 1263 was a minor Welsh prince of the House of Gwynedd who was the last vassal Lord of Merionethshire Meirionydd . He lived during the mid 13th century. He was the son of Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan and was a direct descendant of Owain Gwynedd through his son Prince Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd Cynan , Lord of Merionethshire Meirionydd . Llywelyn ap Maredudd was a distant cousin and contemporary of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd the last native Prince of Wales and is known to have had the following sons Madog ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd Dafydd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd Llywelyn ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd His eldest son, Madog, led an uprising against English occupation between 1294 1295. He was survived by two sons whose fates are as yet unknown. The descendants of these children, as well as those of Madog s younger brothers Dafydd, Llywelyn and Maredudd represent potential extant branches of the House of Gwynedd . References J. Beverley Smith 1998 Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Tywysog Cymru Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Llywelyn Ap Maredudd Ap Llywelyn Ap Maredudd Ap Cynan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1263 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Llywelyn Ap Maredudd Ap Llywelyn Ap Maredudd Ap Cynan Category 1263 deaths Category Monarchs of Gwynedd br Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan ... more details
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