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LLANGADFAN, a township and a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery. The township lies on the river Vyrnwy, 6½ miles WNW of Llanfair, and 12 SW of Llanfyllin r. station. The parish contains also the townships of Blowty, Bryngwaeddan, Cowny, Cyffin, Maeslemystan, and Moelfeliarth; it extends beyond the river Banw, and is partly watered by the considerable rivulet Nant-yn-Eira; and it has a post office, of the name of Cann Office, under Welshpool. Acres, 16,929. Real property, £4,234. Pop., 1,028. Houses, 208. The property is divided among a few. Llwydiarth Hall belonged formerly to the Vaughans, and belongs now to Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. A monastic establishment, a cell to Strata Florida abbey, was at Cyffin. Lead and copper ores have been found. Ancient fortified posts and barrows are numerous; and there are remains of a cromlech. A serious riot, attended with the burning of the parsonage, took place in 1645, on occasion of the visit of Vavasour Powell to sequestrate the benefices of the county. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £300.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is dedicated to St. Cadvan, is early English, and was recently in disrepair. Charities, £7.
(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: | Llangadfan CP/AP Llanfyllin RegD/PLU Montgomeryshire AncC |
| Place: | Llangadfan |
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