A vision of Britain through time
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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.
LLANEDY, a parish in Llanelly district, Carmarthen; on the river Llwchwr, at the boundary with Glamorgan, and adjacent to the Llanelly and Vale of Towy railway, to the N of Pontardulais r. station, 9½ miles NE by N of Llanelly. It has fairs on 18 June and 8 Nov.; and its Post town is Llanelly. Acres, 5,632. Real property, £4,136. Pop., 1,086. Houses, 219. The property is subdivided. Coal is found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Valne, £330.* Patron, the Rev. D. Williams. The church is dedicated to St. Edith; was rebuilt in 1861; is in a transition style from early English to decorated; and consists of nave and chancel, with vestry and tower. There are chapels for Independents and Calvinistic Methodists. Walters, the author of the ''Welsh Dictionary, ''was a native.
(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: | Llanedi AP/CP Llanelly RegD/PLU Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanedi |
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