A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LLANTHETTY, or LLANDDETTI, a parish in the district and county of Brecon; on the river Usk, the Brecon canal, and the Via Julia montana, 7 miles SE of Brecon r. station. It contains the hamlets of Dyffrin and Vro: and its Post town is Brecon. Acres, 5,980. Real property, £3,732. Pop. in 1851,549; in 1861,631. Houses, 116. The property is much subdivided. Llanthetty Hall is the seat of the Overtons. Maesmawr belonged to Col. Jones, a prominent member of the Long parliament; and belongs now to the Lewises. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Valne, £344.* Patron, P. G. Holford, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Detta, and is good. The p. curacy of Taf-Vechan is a separate benefice.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llanddeti AP/CP Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place names: | LLANDDETTI | LLANTHETTY | LLANTHETTY OR LLANDDETTI |
| Place: | Llanddeti |
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