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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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LLANFIHANGEL, or LLANFIHANGEL-YN-GWYMNFA, a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery; on the Caer Sws Roman way, 5 miles SW by W of Llanfyllin r. station. It contains a village of its own name; is cut into two divisions, lower and upper; and includes the townships of Cefncleisiog, Cydwnfa, Dolwar, Fachwen, Farchwell, Fynnonarthwr, Garthucha, Halfen, Llaethbwlch, Llwydiarth, Nanty-Candy, and Rhiewlas. Posttown, Llanfyllin, under Oswestry. Acres, 10,005. Real property, £5,002. Pop., 950. Houses, 171. The sur.face is hilly, and much of the land is enclosed. The parish was formerly part of Gwynfa, within the principality of Powysland. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of St. Assph. Value, £401. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The p. curacy of Pont Dolanog is a separate benefice. There are an endowed school, with £18 a year, an apprenticing charity of £10 a year, and other charities £8.
(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: | Llanzhangel Yng Ngwynfa AP/CP Montgomeryshire AncC |
| Place names: | LLANFIHANGEL | LLANFIHANGEL OR LLANFIHANGEL YN GWYMNFA | LLANFIHANGEL YN GWYMNFA |
| Place: | Llanzhangel Yng Ngwynfa |
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