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1770 in Wales

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Centuries:
  
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Decades:
  
1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1770 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales - George (later George IV)
  • Princess of Wales - vacant

    • Events

  • September - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, holds his legendary coming-of-age party, to which 15,000 guests are invited. Three coachloads of cooks are sent from London to provide the refreshments, and a hall is built especially for the occasion at Wynnstay.
  • Approximate date - Bridge at Pontardawe built by William Edwards.

    • New books

  • Robert Jones - Lleferydd yr Asyn
  • Thomas Meredith - An Illustration of Several Texts of Scripture
  • John Walters - A Dissertation on the Welsh Language
  • Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet - History of the Gwydir Family (posthumously published)

    • Births

  • 15 January - Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, of Garth, politician (died 1850)
  • 8 April - John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), antiquarian (died 1829)
  • 14 April - John Evans, explorer (died 1799)
  • 30 April - David Thompson, explorer (died 1857)

    • Deaths

  • 8 August - John Jones (Vicar of Alconbury), clergyman and author, 70

    • References

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