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CENARTH, or Kenarth, a hamlet, a parish, and a subdistrict in the district of Newcastle-in-Emlyn, and county of Carmarthen. The hamlet lies on the river Teifi, adjacent to the Cardigan railway, 3 miles W by N of Newcastle-Emlyn; and has a post office under Carmarthen. The parish includes also the town of Newcastle-Emlyn, and the hamlets of Dolbryn, Emlyn, and Gellygally. Acres, 6,429. Real property, £4,110. Pop., 1,744. Houses, 404. The Teifi is crossed, at Cenarth hamlet, by a picturesque bridge; falls, immediately above the bridge, over a bold ledge of rocks; and has there a famous salmon-leap, at which 100 fish have been taken in a single morning. Gelli-Dewyll is the seat of the Brigstokes. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £158. Patron, the Bishop of St. Davids. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel. The subdistrict contains eight parishes. Acres, 47,459. Pop., 8,072. Houses, 1,844.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet, a parish, and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Cenarth AP/CP Cenarth SubD Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place names: | CENARTH | CENARTH OR KENARTH | KENARTH |
| Place: | Cenarth |
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