A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ANDREW (St.), a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; 3 miles S by W of St. Fagans r. station, and 5 SW of Cardiff. It contains the village of Dinas-Powis, with a post office under Cardiff. Acres, 3,149. Real property, £3,518. Pop., 570. Houses, 114. Remains exist of Dinas-Powis castle, built by Gestyn ap Gwrgan, and named after his wife Denis, daughter of the prince of Powis. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £410* Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church has monuments of the Howells.
(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: | St Andrews Major CP/AP Cardiff RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place names: | ANDREW ST | ST ANDREW |
| Place: | St Andrews Major |
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