W. T. (Wilfrid Tord) Simpson

W. T. Simpson is credited by Project Gutenberg as Wilfrid Tord Simpson, and the surviving record available here links him to two works about Llangollen in North Wales: Some Account of Llangollen and its Vicinity and the later History of Llangollen and Its Vicinity. Those books present him as a writer deeply interested in local history and the character of a particular landscape.

His known publications focus on the town of Llangollen and the area around it, describing notable sites, historical traditions, and the natural setting of the Dee Valley. The later book was issued as a second edition in 1853, suggesting that his earlier work found enough interest to be revised and expanded.

Very little firmly verified biographical detail about Simpson himself was available in the sources consulted, so it is safest to remember him mainly through his writing: a careful recorder of Welsh local heritage whose books preserve a vivid sense of place for modern readers.