Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANANNO

LLANANNO, a parish in Knighton district, Radnor; on the river Ithon, 10 miles N W by W of Rhayader r. station. Post town, Newtown, Montgomeryshire. Acres, 4,400. Real property, £1,590. Pop., 358. Houses, 60-Slight remains exist of Castle Dynbod, a very strong fortress, demolished in 1640 by Llewelyn ap Grufydd. There is a mineral spring. The living is a p. curacy, united with the p. curacy of Llanbadarn-Fynydd, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £150. Patron, the Chancellor of Brecon Collegiate Church. The church is dedicated to St. Wonno.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llananno AP/CP       Knighton RegD/PLU       Radnorshire AncC
Place: Llananno

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