A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
EGLWYS-WRW, a village and a parish in the district of Cardigan and county of Pembroke. The village stands on the Sarn-Helen way, near the river Nevern, under Precelly mountain, 6 miles E of Newport, and 6 SSW of Cardigan r. station; and has a post office under Haverfordwest, and fairs on Holy Thursday and the Monday after 22 Nov. The parish comprises 3, 664 acres. Real property, £2, 552. Pop., 490. Houses, 109. Berllan is a chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £105.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. Ruins exist of Precelly chapel.
(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: | Cardiganshire AncC Pembrokeshire AncC |
| Place: | Eglwyswrw |
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