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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.
LLANGELYNIN, a parish in Dolgelly district, Merioneth; on the coast, and on the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast railway, 4¼ miles NNW of Towyn. It is cut into two sections, lower and higher; and it contains the townships of Bodgadfan, Croggennant, Morfa, Llanfeddiged, and Llwyngwril,-the last of which has a station on the railway, and a post office under Corwen. Acres, 11,004; of which 2,445 are water. Rated property, £3,588. Pop., 891. Houses, 1 97. The property is subdivided. A seat of Eduowain ab Bradwen, a chief of one of the 15 Welsh tribes, was at Croggennant. A cave at OgovOwain is said to have been a hiding-place of Owen Glendower. Cairns, tumuli, meini-heirion, and an ancient camp, called Castell-y-gaer, are on the hills. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £400. Patron, R. H. J. Parry. Esq. The present church stands at Llwyngwril, and was built in 1846. The old church stands 2 miles to the S. and was restored in 1867. The charities include a school endowment. and amount to £20.
(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: | Llangelynnin AP/CP Dolgelly RegD/PLU Merionethshire AncC |
| Place: | Llangelynnin |
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