Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANGWYFAN

LLANGWYFAN, a parish in Ruthin district, Denbighshire; on an affluent of the river Clwyd, under MoelArthur, 5 miles E by S of Denbigh r. station. It contains the townships of Llan, Cefn-y-gwrdy, Coydiog, and Gales; and its Post town is Denbigh. Acres, 1,136. Real property, £1,459. Pop., 246. Houses, 52. Glanywern is a chief residence. Much of the land is hill. Moel-Arthur has an altitude of 1,491 feet. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaplh. Value, £209. * Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llangwyfan CP/AP       Ruthin RegD/PLU       Denbighshire AncC
Place: Llangwyfan

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