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Kenfig, parl. bor., par., and ancient town, Glamorgan, 6½ miles NW. of Bridgend - par. 2594 ac., pop. 264; bor. (includingg Skerr and part of Margam) 3755 ac., pop. 396; was an ancient chartered bor., possessing charters of Henry I. and Henry VI., and is a contributory bor. of Swansea District Parliamentary Division, which returns 1 member. Kenfig Pool is a lakelet 2 miles in circuit.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parliamentary borough" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Kenfig AP/CP Glamorgan AncC |
Place: | Kenfig |
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