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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.
LLANEGWAD, a parish in Llandilo-fawr district, Carmarthen; on the river Towy, at the influx of the Cothi, near the Llanarthney station of the Carmarthen and Llandilo railway, 8 miles W by S of Llandilo-fawr. It contains the hamlets of Egwad, Hernin, LLlechfraith, Llechgron, Llethergele, Miros, Monachty, and Ystrad; and its Post town is Llandilo, under Carmarthen. Acres, 12,330. Real property, £5,342. Pop., 1,920. Houses, 421. The property is subdivided. Much land was, not long ago, reclaimed and enclosed. Copper ore is found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £259. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Egwad, and is good. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and charities £100.
(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: | Llanegwad AP/CP Llandilo Fawr RegD/PLU Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanegwad |
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