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.
GWENDDWR, a parish in the districts of Brecknock and Builth, Breconshire; adjacent to the Mid Wales railway, and to the river Wye, 2 miles WNW of Erwood r. station, and 5½ SSE of Builth. It includes the hamlet of Trawsgoed; and its post town is Erwood, under Hereford. Acres, 8, 262. Real property, £2, 539; of which £10 are in fisheries. Pop., 528. Houses, 100. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £123. Patron, Sir J. Bailey, Bart. The church is tolerable.
(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: | Gwenddwr CP/AP Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place: | Gwenddwr |
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