Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANGANTEN

LLANGANTEN, a parish in Builth district, Brecon; on the river Whevri, an affluent of the Irvon, 2½ miles W by N of Builth town and r. station. Post town, Builth, Breconshire. Acres, 2,258. Real property, £1,085. Pop., 159. Houses, 27. Llewelyn was slain and buried in the neighbourhood. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £64. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Canten or Catherine. Charities, £5.


(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: Llanganten AP/CP       Builth RegD/PLU       Brecknockshire AncC
Place: Llanganten

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