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LLANGAMMARCH, a village and a parish in Builth district, Brecon. The village stands at the confluence of the rivers Gammarch and Irvon, near a reach of the Mid-Wales railway which was in progress of formation in 1866, and under Mynydd-Epynt mountain, 7½ miles WSW of Builth; and has a post office under Builth, Breconshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Treflis and Penbuallt, and comprises 11,748 acres. Real property, £3,585. Pop., 1,078. Houses, 209. The property is divided among a few. Llwynmadoc, situated on the Gammarch, is the seat of H. Thomas, Esq. Caeran was a seat of the Lloyds; and Llancadwgan was a seat of the Cadogans. A mineral spring is adjacent to the village. An ancient British camp, 240 feet in circuit, is near Caerau. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Llanwrtyd, in the diocese of St. David,s. Value, £209. Patron, the Bishop of St. David,s. The church is dedicated to St. Gammarch, and was recently rebuilt. Charities, £24. Bishop Howell's father and James Howell, author of ''Familiar Letters, ''were natives and vicars; and T. Evans, author of a Welsh History of the Britons, also was vicar.
(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: | Llangamarch AP/Ch Builth RegD/PLU Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place: | Llangammarch |
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