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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.
CONWIL-CAYO, a parish and a sub-district in Llandovery district, Carmarthen. The parish lies on the Sarn-Helen way, and on a headstream of the river Towy, 7½ miles NW of Llandovery town and r. station; and contains the village of Cayo and the hamlets of Cwmcothy, Cwmtwrch Lower, and Maestroyddin. Post town, Llandovery, under Carmarthen. Acres, 41, 785. Real property, £8, 188. Pop., 2, 251. Houses, 442. Mineral springs of several kinds occur, and are in repute. Mines yielding gold were worked here by the Romans Several tumuli are near a place called Remus' Ford; remains of an aqueduct lead to the place of the old mines; remains of the Sarn-Helen way are seen; and Roman bricks, inscriptions, torques, and coins have been found. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Llansawel, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £305.* Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is ancient, large, and good. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel. Conwil-Cayo is sung by the poet Llywarch-Hen. -The sub-district is conterminate with the parish.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Caeo CP/AP Conwil Gaio SubD Llandovery RegD/PLU Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place: | Caeo |
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