Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANGATTOCK

LLANGATTOCK, a parish and a sub-district in Crickhowell district, Brecon. The parish lies on the river Usk, opposite Crickhowell, 4¼ miles NW by N of Clydach r. station; is connected by a bridge with Crickhowell, and intersected by the Brecon canal; comprises the parcel of Penallt, and the parcel of Prisk and Killey; and includes part of the chapelry of Beaufort. Post town, Crickhowell. Acres, 9,597. Real property, £14,666; of which £2,780 are in iron-works, and £400 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851,5,415; in 1861,5,759. Houses, 1,254. Pop. of the Beaufort chapelry portion in 1861,2,992. Houses, 693. The property is not much divided. Llangattock Park, Glanussk Park, Glannsk Villa, and Dany-Park are chief residences. Limestone, ironstone, and coal abound; and the Beaufort iron-works are in the S. A cistvaen was found on Carnohill; and a battle was fought there, in 728, between the Britons and King Ethelbald. The liVing is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Llangeney, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £905.* Patron, the Duke of Beaufort. The church is dedicated to St. Catwg; and is early decorated English, in good condition. There is an Independent chapel. Crickhowell workhouse also is here; and, at the census of 1861, had 119 inmates. Bishops Lloyd and Davies were rectors.—The sub-district is conterminate with the parish.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish and a sub-district"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llangatwg AP/CP       Llangattock SubD       Brecknockshire AncC
Place: Llangatwg

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