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LLANGRANOG, a village and a parish in Newcastlein-Emlyn district, Cardigan. The village stands on the coast, 9 miles N of Newcastle-Emlyn r. station; is a sea-bathing resort; and has a post office under Carmar then. The parish comprises 4,338 acres of land, and 45 of water. Real property, £2,237. Pop., 880. Houses, 227. Pigeonsford and the Rectory are chief residences. A rock, resembling a huge chair, is called Yr-Eisteddfa; and there is a barrow. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £240.* Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Caranog, and stands under a high rock in a little dingle ¼ of a mile from the shore. There is a parochial school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Llangrannog Ch/AP/CP Cardiganshire AncC |
Place: | Llangrannog |
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