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CYNWYD, a chapelry in Gwyddelwern parish, Merioneth; on the Ruabon and Bala railway, 2 miles N of Corwen, and 8 SSW of Ruthin. It contains the townships of Cynwyd-fawr and Cynwyd-fechan, and has a post office under Corwen, a r. station, and fairs on 6 Aug. and 21 Oct. Statistics, with the parish. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Llangar, in the diocese of St. Asaph.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Gwyddelwern AP/CP Merionethshire AncC |
Place: | Cynwyd |
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