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LLANGONOYD, or LLANGYNWYD, a parish in Neath and Bridgend districts, Glamorgan; on the upper part of the river Llynvy, and on the Llynvy railway, on which it has a station, 6 miles NNW of Bridgend. It comprises the hamlet of Higher Llangonoyd in Neayh district, and the hamlets of Middle Llangonoyd, Lower Llangonoyd, and Cwmdu in Bridgend district; and it contains the villages of Maesteg and Spelter-Works, each of which has a post office under Bridgend. Acres of Higher L., 6,544. Pop. in 1851,1,496; in 1861, 2,187. Houses, 409. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of the iron and coal trades. Acres of Middle L., 3,076. Pop. in 1851,329; in 1861,324. Houses, 60. Acres of Lower L., 2,027. Pop. in 1851,304; in 1861,337. Houses, 68. Acres of Cwmdu, 3,813. Pop. in 1851,3,350; in 1861,4,154. Houses, 797. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of the iron manufactory. Real property of the parish, £20,921; of which £7,270 are in mines, and £8,903 in iron-works. The surface is hilly. Cevn Udva is an ancient seat of the Mackworths. There are ruins of an old castle, and remains of several ancient camps. The parish was a retreat of Edward II. in his adversity. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelries of Baidan, Maesteg, and Spelter-Works, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £300. * Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Cynwyd. There are a chapel of ease at Maesteg, several dissenting chapels, a national school, and three British schools. A ruined chapel is in Baidan.
(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: | Llangynwyd AP/CP Glamorgan AncC |
| Place names: | LLANGONOYD | LLANGONOYD OR LLANGYNWYD | LLANGYNWYD |
| Place: | Llangynwyd |
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