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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.
LLANGENDEIRNE, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the district and county of Carmarthen. The village stands on Gwendraeth-fach rivulet, 5 miles SE of Carmarthen r. station; is a considerable place; and has a post office under Kidwelly, and fairs on 5 and 6 Aug., and 1 Nov. The parish contains also the hamlets of Bleine, Cilcarw, Glynn, Gwempa, Terracoed, and Velyndre. Acres, 11,810. Real property, £9,733; of which £200 are in mines. and £96 in quarries. Pop. in 1841,2,624; in 1861,2,355. Houses, 540. The decrease of pop. arose partly from the stoppage of collieries and iron-works. The property is subdivided. Coal, iron-ore, limestone, and good marble are found. The living is a p. curacy, united with the chapelry of Pontyates, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £88. Patron, R. G. Thomas, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Cyndeyrn, and was reported in 1859 as not good. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and an endowed school with £22 a year.—The sub-district contains also five other parishes. Acres, 48,501. Pop., 9,034. Houses, 1,923.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llangyndeyrn AP/CP Llangendeirne SubD Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place: | Llangyndeyrn |
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