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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.
LLANMAES, a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; near the coast, 4 miles SSW of Cowbridge r. station. Post town, Cowbridge. Acres, 1,085. Real property, £1,403. Pop., 164. Houses, 38. The property is subdivided. Some remains exist of an ancient castle of the Mellifonts. The parochial surface is open and fertile; and the name Llanmaes signifies ''a church on a plain. ''The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £275. Patron, the Marquis of Bute. The church was recently repaired. The register records the death of two females, of the name of Yorath, in 1621 and 1668, at the ages of 180 and 177.
(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: | Llan Faes AP/CP Bridgend and Cowbridge RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Llan Faes |
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