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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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LLANGUNIDER, or LLANGYNIDER, a parish and a sub-district in Crickhowell district, Brecon. The parish lies on the river Usk, the Brecon canal, and the Trivel tram railway, 4¼ miles W by N of Crickhowell, and 6 N of Nantyglo r. station; includes a mountain mass called Mynydd-Llangunider; contains a small but beautifully situated village of its own name; contains also the parcel of Vro, and the parcel of Blainey-with-Duffryn; and has a post office under Crickhowell. Acres, 13,908. Real property, £9,244; of which £1,356 are in quarries, and £122 in mines. Pop. in 1851,3,246; in 1861,3,594. Houses, 761. Limestone and coal are worked; and many of the inhabitants are employed in the neighbouring Clydach ironworks. Some scenery, particularly at Buckland-Mill and Duffryn-Crownan, is very fine. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £418. * Patron, the Duke of Beaufort. The church is dedicated to St. Cynydr. Charities, £8.—The sub-district is conterminate with the parish.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llangynidr CP/AP Crickhowel RegD/PLU Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place names: | LLANGUNIDER | LLANGUNIDER OR LLANGYNIDER | LLANGYNIDER |
| Place: | Llangynidr |
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