A vision of Britain through time
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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.
LLANFIHANGEL-AR-ARTH, a village and a parish in the district of Newcastle-in-Emlyn and county of Carmarthen. The village stands on the river Teifi, at the boundary with Cardigan, near Pen cader r. sta tion, 12 miles E of Newcastle-Emlyn; and has a bridge, and fairs on 12 May and 10 Oct. The parish contains also the hamlets of Blaenan, Cwmarles, Gwyddil, Gwyddgrug, Pencader and Vro; and its Post town is Carmarthen. Acres, 15,993. Real property, £6,507. Pop. in 1851, l, 886; in 1861,1,795. Houses, 419. Hywel was defeated here in 1039, by Grufydd ab Llewelyn; and Henry II. received here, in 1162, the submission of Rhys ab Grufydd. There are some barrows. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £150. Patron, T. Elliott, Esq., alternately with W. P. Lewis, and W. O. Brigstoke, Esqs. The church stands on a site with a fine view; and the churchyard contains a monument to !Ulcacinus filius Senomacili.",
(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: | Llanfihangel Iorath CP/AP Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanfihangel Iorath |
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