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LLANWENOG, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Lampeter district, Cardigan. The village stands on an affluent of the river Teifi, near the boundary with Carmarthen, 6 miles WSW of Lampeter r. station; is a considerable place; and has a fair on 14 Jan. The parish contains also the village of Cwrt or Court; and its Post town is Lampeter, under Carmarthen. Acres, 10,720. Real property, £4,374. Pop., 1,521. Houses, 333. High Mead and Llanvaughan are chief residences. An ancient camp is at Ty-Cam; and there are some barrows. A battle was fought here, in 981, between Hywel ab Jenaf and Einon ab Owain. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £138 Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Gwnog, and has a tower.The sub-district contains also Llanwnen parish, and comprises 13,200 acres. Pop., 1,865. Houses, 394.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Llanwenog AP/CP Llanwenog SubD Lampeter RegD/PLU Cardiganshire AncC |
Place: | Llanwenog |
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