Education
He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in July 1753.
He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in July 1753.
Lloyd was christened in Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire. As a boy, he was nicknamed "the flower of Llanarmon". He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1757, having already been ordained in 1756.
In 1761, he became curate at Caerwys, remaining there even after being appointed to the parish of Nannerch in 1774.
In 1778, Lloyd became rector of Caerwys (the living at Nannerch being given to someone else) and Lloyd then remained in Caerwys until his death on 22 May 1793. In addition to his church duties, Lloyd had an interest in scholarship.
He helped to prepare the Myvyrian Archaiology and was acknowledged by Thomas Pennant in the preface to his Tours of Wales as "my worthy and constant attendant in all my excursions.".