A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LLANWDDYN, a village and a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery. The village stands on the river Bechan or Owddyn, 10 miles W by N of Llanfyllin r. station; and has a post office under Oswestry, and fairs on 8 May and 2 Oct.—The parish contains the townships of Llan, Abermarchant, Garthbwlch, Rhiewargor, and Sputy. Acres, 20,190. Real property, £1,982 Pop., 529. Houses, 111. Most of the surface is moor and mountain. Slate is quarried. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, not reported.* Patron, the Earl of Powis.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llanwddyn CP/AP Llanfyllin RegD/PLU Montgomeryshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanwddyn |
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