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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.
LLANELIEU, a parish in Hay district, Brecon; under Cradle mountain, 3¾ miles S by E of Glasbury r. station, and 5¼ SSW of Hay. Post town, Hay, under Hereford. Acres, 5,539. Real property, £884. Pop. in 1851,111; in 1861,93. Houses, 16. Most of the surface is waste and mountain. Several old seats were on it, but were changed into farm-houses. A flint spear-head, 7 inches long, and an ancient pot, have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £90. Patron, the Earl of Ashburnham. The church is dedicated to St. Ellyw. The parish shares in the Boughrood charities at Brecon.
(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: | Llaneleu AP/CP Hay RegD/PLU Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place: | Llaneleu |
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