A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
CANTREFF, or Cynnedd, a parish in the district and county of Brecon; near the river Usk and the Brecon and Hereford railway, 2½ miles SSE of Brecon. It includes the chapelry of Nantddu; and its Post Town is Brecon. Acres, about 20,000. Real property, £1,807. Pop., 221. Houses, 39. The property is divided among a few. The surface includes the Brecknock Beacons; which see. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, not reported. Patron, the Rev. T. Powell. The church is good. The p. curacy of Nantddu is a separate benefice. The learned T. Powell was rector.
(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: | Cantref CP/AP Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place names: | CANTREFF | CANTREFF OR CYNNEDD | CYNNEDD |
| Place: | Cantref |
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