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Richard Farrington (1702 – 16 October 1772) was a Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian. LifeFarrington was born in 1702 and was educated at the University of Oxford, matriculating from Jesus College, Oxford in 1720 and obtaining his BA in 1724. After ordination and his first curacy, possibly at Gresford, he moved to Bromfield before becoming linked to St Asaph Cathedral in 1739. He was later appointed vicar of Llanwnda and Llanfaglan (1741), rector of Llangybi (1742) and chancellor of Bangor Cathedral (1762). He resigned from his positions in August 1772 and died in Bath on 16 October 1772, at the age of 71.[1] He became known as an antiquarian, with a particular interest in Caernarfonshire. He wrote {{lang|la|Numismata Dinlleana}}, The Druid Monuments of Snowdonia and Celtic Antiquities of Snowdon, the manuscripts of all of which are now held by the National Library of Wales. His other works include Twenty Sermons by R Farrington (1742).[1] References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Farrington, Richard (1702–1772), cleric and antiquary|url= http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-FARR-RIC-1702.html|work=Welsh Biography Online|publisher=National Library of Wales|year=2007|last=Williams|first=William Gilbert|accessdate=2 March 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2011}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Farrington, Richard}}{{UK-nonfiction-writer-stub}}{{Wales-writer-stub}} 6 : 1702 births|1772 deaths|18th-century Welsh Anglican priests|Welsh antiquarians|Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford|18th-century Welsh historians |
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