Penmon
Penmon | |
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Anglesey | |
Population | < 1,275[1] |
OS grid reference | SH623802 |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BEAUMARIS |
Postcode district | LL58 |
Dialling code | 01248 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
Ynys Môn | |
Penmon is a
History
According to tradition, the community at Penmon grew up around a
Climate
The average temperature and rainfall figures taken between 1971 and 2000 at the Met Office weather station in Colwyn Bay, around 10 miles east of Penmon (and also by the sea) are set out in the table below. When compared to the corresponding figures for Wales as a whole, the area can be seen to be both warmer and drier than the average location in Wales throughout the whole year.[6]
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average max. temperature °C |
8.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 17.0 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 13.3 |
Average min. temperature °C |
2.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 6.9 |
Rainfall mm |
76.8 | 48.0 | 58.2 | 46.5 | 54.3 | 58.6 | 43.9 | 63.4 | 66.9 | 90.9 | 88.9 | 91.6 | 788.1 |
Source: Met Office |
Demographics
The author of A History of Anglesey, written in 1775, said of Penmon that there were "plenty of oysters, remarkable large, the poor find constant employ in the dredge, and in pickling the fish for foreign consumption."[7] The population in 1801 was 169.[8] The 1831 census recorded that there were 51 adult males (over 20 years old)[9] and that the majority of residents were labourers or servants,[10] with over half the male adult workers being employed in agriculture.[11] After reaching a high of 291 in 1821, the population declined to a low of 213 in 1871.[8] The population rose thereafter so that it was 300 in 1931.[8]
The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-2 noted that millstone, good limestone and marble were found in the area. It also recorded that the population was 240 and that there were 53 houses, with the property being "divided among a few".[12] In fact, the number of houses in Penmon did not exceed 60 throughout the 19th century, first reaching 60 in 1901.[13]
At the time of the
Places of interest
Penmon has some interesting buildings with histories to match. These buildings (the Priory and church, the dovecot and the well) are close together on the site of the old monastery. There is also an island of note nearby,
Penmon Priory
The monastery (called St Seiriol's monastery) grew in size and had a wooden church building by the 10th century. This wooden building was, however, destroyed in 971
St Seiriol's Church, which was the centrepiece of the monastery, is now part of the Rectorial benefice of Beaumaris, within the
Penmon crosses
The two medieval crosses that once stood in front of the monastery (from the 10th century) are still in existence today, but are now inside the church.[24] One cross is larger but badly weathered (because it stood outside until 1977, in a deer park).[4] It is almost complete except for about 30 centimetres between the top of the shaft and the head.[25] The other cross is smaller, not as weathered but has an arm of the cross cut off because it was used as a lintel for the refectory windows.[3] It has a modern stone base unlike the other cross.[25]
St Seiriol's Well
As was often the case with
Dovecot
The grey-brown veined limestone quarried in the area is known as "Penmon marble".[50] Brachiopod fossils are sometimes found in it.[51] The largest of the Penmon quarries, Dinmor Park, was worked for limestone by Dinmor Quarries Ltd from about 1898 until the 1970s.[52][53] Penmon limestone (along with limestone from Llanddona, Moelfre and Holyhead) was used to build Birmingham Town Hall and help with the reconstruction of Liverpool and Manchester following the destruction caused by World War II.[54] The stone was also used in the construction of the Menai Suspension Bridge (completed in 1826) and the Britannia Bridge (completed in 1850).[55]
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External links
- An 1853 plan of the church
- photos of Penmon and surrounding area on geograph
- Bibliographical sources, history and images of the priory
- Family and Local history website of Penmon and surrounding area