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.
LLANSAINTFFRAID-GLYN-DYFRDWY, a parish, with a village, in Corwen district, Merioneth; on the river Dee, 2 miles E of Corwen r. station. It has a postoffice under Corwen. Acres, 693. Real property, £667. Pop. in 1851,137; in 1861,161. Houses, 33. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of slate-quarrying. The property is divided among four. Rhagalt is the seat of E. Lloyd, Esq. The parish is hilly, and has fine views. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £98.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy AP/CP Corwen RegD/PLU Merionethshire AncC |
| Place: | Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy |
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