A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
LLANVIGAN, or LLANFEUGAN, a parish in the district and county of Brecon; on the Brecon canal, near the river Usk, 2 miles NW of Talybont r. station, and 4 SE of Brecon. It contains the hamlets of Glynn-Collwn and Penkelly; and its Post town is Brecon. Acres, 12,642. Real property, £4,664. Pop., 674. Houses, 146. A castle of the Mortimers was here. Gileston was held by the Pierreponts. Some mining is carried on. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Glynn, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £580. * Patron, the Rev. John Price. The church is dedicated to St. Veugan. The churchyard contains a yew-tree about 29 feet in girth. Charities, £42.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llanfeugan CP/AP Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place names: | LLANFEUGAN | LLANVIGAN | LLANVIGAN OR LLANFEUGAN |
| Place: | Llanfeugan |
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