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KERRY, or CERI, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Newtown district, Montgomery. The village stands at the foot of the Kerry Hills, in a pleasant vale, at the terminus of a short branch of the Oswestry and Llanidloes railway, 3 miles E by S of Newtown; is a pretty place and a seat of petty sessions; and has a postoffice under Newtown, Montgomeryshire. The parish contains the townships of Trellan, Bahaithlon, Brynllywarch, Cefnyberen, Cloddie, Drevor, Garthillin, Goitrey, Graig, Gwenthrew, Gwernesgob, Gwernuggo, Kefnymonach, Keyliber-Issa, Keyliber-Ucha, Kilthriew, Manllwyd, Penygelli, and Weeg-Dolvor. Acres, 21, 430. Rated property, £14, 660. Pop. in 1851, 1, 930; in 1861, 2, 075. Houses, 380. The property is not much divided. Dolforgan is the seat of R. P. Long, Esq.; and Brynllywarch, of John Naylor, Esq. Much of the land is moor or pasture, and was formerly under wood. The Kerry Hills form a considerable part of the area; but, at the same time, extend eastward into Salop, toward Clun and Bishops Castle; and they have a bleak and desolate appearance. An ancient castle stood in the palace, but was demolished in the time of Henry III. There are several ancient earthworks. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Dolvor, in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £550. * Patron, the Bishop of St. Davids. The church is ancient but good; and contains an old font, monuments of the Wilkinses, and a good marble monument of Richard Jones, who founded a school here. The p. curacy of Sarn is a separate benefice.—The sub-district contains also Moughtrey parish, and comprises 26, 455 acres. Pop., 2, 601. Houses,
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ceri AP/CP Kerry SubD Newtown and Llanidloes RegD/PLU Montgomeryshire AncC |
| Place names: | CERI | KERRY | KERRY OR CERI |
| Place: | Ceri |
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