Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Llancarvan

Llancarvan, par. and vil., Glamorgan, in SE. of co.- par., 4725 ac., pop. 564; vil., 4½ miles SE. of Cowbridge; P.O., called Llancarfan; the par. forms part of the Vale of Glamorgan; limestone abounds, and there is a mineral spring.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llancarfan CP/AP       Glamorgan AncC
Place names: LLANCARFAN     |     LLANCARVAN
Place: Llancarfan

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