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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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LLANGANHAFAL, or LLANGYNHAFAI, a village and a parish in Ruthin district, Denbigh. The village stands under Moel-Famman mountain, 1¾ mile E of the river Clwyd, and 3 N by E of Ruthin r. station; and has a post office under Ruthin, Denbighshire. The parish is divided into the townships of Rhos, Hendre-Wydd, and Nant-y-Nef. Acres, 2,363. Real property, £2,556. Pop., 497. Houses, 115. The surface is hilly. MoelFamman has an altitude of 1,845 feet. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £407.* Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is dedicated t o St. Cynhaval.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llangynhafal AP/CP Ruthin RegD/PLU Denbighshire AncC |
| Place names: | LLANGANHAFAL | LLANGANHAFAL OR LLANGYNHAFAI | LLANGYNHAFAI |
| Place: | Llangynhafal |
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