1809 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1809 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

9 February - South Stack Lighthouse off Anglesey first illuminated.
10 May - Stapleton Cotton plays a prominent role in the Battle of Grijó.
date unknown
*David Hughes, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, donates £105 towards scholarships to give South Wales the same level of support as North Wales.
*Hawarden Castle is enlarged.
*Restoration of Brecon Castle as a hotel begins.
*John Rice Jones begins lead mining across the Mississippi in the future state of Missouri.
*Jeremiah Homfray opens a level at Richard Griffiths' lease in Trehafod in the Rhondda; the first full scale attempt to mine coal in the area.

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