Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANFAIR-TALHAIARN

LLANFAIR-TALHAIARN, a village and a parish in St. Asaph district, Denbighshire. The village stands on the river Elwy, opposite the wooded park of Garthewin, amid beautiful scenery, 6 miles SSW of Abergele r. station, and 8½ WNW of Denbigh; and has a post office under Abergele, Denbighshire, and an inn.—The parish includes the townships of Barog, Botreal, Bryscoed, Brodrachwyn, Bont, Cornwall, Drebach, Melai, Pysllygoed, Talhaiarn, Trebarog, Cilie, Cynnant, and Garthewin. Acres, 11,114. Real property, £5,766. Pop. in 1851, 1,386; in 1861,1,309.. Houses, 290. The property is divided among a few. Garthewin is the seat of B. W. Wynne, Esq. A moated seat of Hedd Molwynog, a prince of one of the ancient Welsh tribes, was within the parish. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £326. * Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is dedicated to St. Talhaiarn, is in good condition, and contains monuments of the Wynnes. Charities, £22.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Llanfair Talhaearn AP/CP       St Asaph RegD/PLU       Denbighshire AncC
Place: Llanfair Talhaearn

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