Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Llanstephan

Llanstephan.-- par. and vil., Carmarthenshire, in SW. of co.- par., 5020 ac. land and 1690 water, pop. 1217; vil., at mouth of river Towy, 8 miles SW. of Carmarthen; P.O., T.O.; is a sea-bathing place; the ruins of Llanstephan Castle, built in 1138, stand on a bold headland, at the mouth of the Towy.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llansteffan AP/CP       Carmarthenshire AncC
Place: Llansteffan

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