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- 1 2 3 Llanrwst.net: History of Llanrwst. Retrieved on 2008-12-14.
- 1 2 Rice Rees. An Essay on the Welsh Saints Or the Primitive Christians Longman 1836
- ↑ Church in Wales: Llanrwst - History of Our Church. Archived 2012-07-22 at archive.today Retrieved on 2008-12-14.
- ↑ Robert Williams. Enwogion Cymru: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen W. Rees 1852