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LLANWRIN, a township and a parish in Machynlletlh district, Montgomery. The township lies on the river Dovey, amid mountainous scenery, 3½ miles NE of Machynlleth r. station. The parish contains also the townships of Blaenglesyrch, Rhiwgwreiddyn, and Glynceiriog; and its Post town is Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire. Acres, 10,351. Real property, £3,784. Pop., 720. Houses, 152. The property is subdivided. Mathavarn, now a farm-house, was the residence of Davydd Llwyd, the bard of the 15th century; and gave entertainment, for a night, to the Earl of Richmond, afterwards Henry VII., when on his way from Milford to Bosworth. The rocks include slate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £365.* Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Gwrin; measures 163 feet in length; and was restored in 1864. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llanwrin AP/CP Montgomeryshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanwrin |
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