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LLANSAINTFFRAID-GLAN-CONWAY, or DISERTH, a village and a parish in the district of Conway, and county of Denbigh. The village stands on the river Conway and on the Llanrwst railway, at the boundary with Carnarvon, 1 mile S of Llandudno-Junction r. station, and 2 SE by E of Conway; is a considerable place; and has a post office, of the name of Llansaintffraid, under Conway, and fairs on 14 Feb., 1 May, 1 Aug. and 1 Nov. The parish consists of the townships of Llan, Dennant, Trallwyn, and Tre-Bwll. Acres, 5,726; of which 705 are water. Real property, £4,391. Pop., 1,304. Houses, 307. The property is divided among a few. A mineral spring is at Bryn-y-Pobty; and a cromlech is near Hendrewaelod. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £240.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is good; and there is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel.
(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: | Llansanffraid Glan Conway AP/CP Denbighshire AncC |
| Place names: | DISERTH | LLANSAINTFFRAID GLAN CONWAY | LLANSAINTFFRAID GLAN CONWAY OR DISERTH |
| Place: | Llansanffraid Glan Conway |
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