Place:


Llangennith  Glamorgan

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llangennith like this:

LLANGENNITH, or LLANGENYDD, a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan; in the Gower peninsula, on Rhossili bay, 10 miles SW by W of Loughor r. sta tion, and 15 WSW Of Swansea. Post town, Swansea. Acres, 3,479; of which 400 are water. Real property, £1,453. Pop., 384. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. ...


A priory, subordinate to Evreux abbey in France, was founded here, in the time of Steplen, by Roger, Earl of Warwick; and was given, in 1441, by Henry VI., to All Souls college, Oxford. Holme's island lies a little off the shore, and had a chapel subordinate to the priory. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £71. Patron, T. Penrice, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Cenydd; was the church of the priory; is the largest in Gower; has a blocked Norman arch on its E face, and a side tower; and contains some old monuments.

Llangennith through time

Llangennith is now part of Swansea district. Click here for graphs and data of how Swansea has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llangennith itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llangennith, in Swansea and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6388

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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