Place:


Llandysiliogogo  Cardiganshire

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llandysiliogogo like this:

LLANDISILIO-GOGO, a parish in Aberayron district, Cardigan; on the coast, 7¼ miles SW of Aberayron, and 16 WNW of Lampeter r. station. It is cut into two divisions, lower and upper; and the lower div. contains the village of Penybont. Post town, New Quay, under Carmarthen. Acres, 10,224. ...


Real property, £3,581. Pop., 1,315. Houses, 306. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged to the Parrys or Ap Harrys of Gernos. Cwm Tydwr belonged to the Tudors. Remains exist of two ancient fortifications; the one 200 feet in diameter, and double-ditched; the other 204 feet in diameter, and called Cilian or Y Garnwen. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £313.* Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Tysilio; is ancient; contains a screen, a piscina, and an octagonal font; and was recently repaired. The p. curacy of Capel-Cynon is a separate benefice.

Llandysiliogogo through time

Llandysiliogogo is now part of Ceredigion district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ceredigion has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llandysiliogogo itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llandysiliogogo, in Ceredigion and Cardiganshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3149

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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