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