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LLANGWM, or LLANGWYN, a township and a parish in the district of Corwen and county of Denbigh. The township lies on an affluent of the river Dee, 7½ miles W by N of Corwen r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Llangwm, under Corwen, and fairs on 8 March, 18 April, and 11 Aug. The parish contains also the townships of Cefn-Cymer, Disgarth, Llan, Llysdimel, Molfre, Nant-Haulog, Penyfoed, and Rhos-y-Mambrych. Acres, 10,578. Real property, £4,215. Pop., 986. Houses, 194. Much of the surface is waste upland. A battle was fought within the parish, in the 10th century, between Eidwal and Meredydd, princes of Wales. The. living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £350. * Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. There are two chapels for Independents, two for Calvinistic Methodists, one for Wesleyans, and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llangwm AP/CP Denbighshire AncC |
| Place names: | LLANGWM | LLANGWM OR LLANGWYN | LLANGWYN |
| Place: | Llangwm |
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