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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.
LLANWONNO, a parish in Merthyr-Tydvil district, Glamorgan; near the river Taff, and on the Taff Vale railway, 3¼ miles W by N of Pontypridd r. station, and 8 N by W of Llantrisaint. It contains the hamlets of GlynConnon and Havoddryinog; and includes the villages of Home, and Havoddryinog, and part of Newbridge; and its Post town is Pontypridd. Acres, 13,013. Real property, £27,257; of which £11,000 are in mines, £236 in quarries, £80 in iron-works, and £300 in gas-works. Pop. in 1851,3,253; in 1861,8,702. Houses, 1,589. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of collieries and the construction of the railway. The property is much subdivided. The land is hilly. The living is a p. curacy, united with the chapelry of Rhondda Valley, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £356.* Patron, the Vicar of Llantrisaint. The church is dedicated to St. Wonno; and its chancel was recently in disrepair. The parish includes a portion of Glyntaff chapelry; and that portion had a pop. of 1,982 in 1861. Charities, £5.
(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: | Llanwynno AP/CP Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Llanwynno |
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