Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANRHIDIAN

LLANRHIDIAN, a parish, comprising the hamlets L. Lower and L. Higher, in Swansea district, Glamorgan; on the coast of the Gower peninsula, 3 miles SSW of Loughor r. station, and 10 W of Swansea. It includes the chapelry of Penclawdd, which has a postoffice under Swansea; and it has fairs on Palm-Monday, 20 June, and 20 Oct. Acres of L. Lower, 12,958; of which 4,190 are water. Real property, £1,590. Pop., 525. Houses, 111. Acres of L. Higher, 9,106; of which 3,155 are water. Real property, £1,725. Pop., 1,468. Houses, 283. Well preserved remains of Weobley Castle stand on an eminence overlooking the river Burry. Copper ore, limestone, and freestone are worked. Cefn-Bryn ridge commands a rich and extensive panoramic view; and is crowned with the famous cromlech, called Arthur's Stone, and with numerous cairns and Druidical circles. Arthur's Stone figures in the Welsh Triads as ' ' the big stone of Sketty, ''and one of the wonders of Wales; it comp rises a mass of millstone-grit, about 20 tons in weight, with four supporters 5 feet high; and it stands in a hollow, which is nearly filled with rough stones. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Penclawdd, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £99. Patrons, the Trustees of G. Morgan, Esq. There are two churches.


(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: Llanrhidian AP/CP       Glamorgan AncC
Place: Llanrhidian

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