In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aber Nant like this:
ABERNANT, a village and a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen. The village stands near the river Cywyn, 2¾ miles N of the South Wales railway, and 5 WNW of Carmarthen; and is a seat of petty sessions. Post Town, Carmarthen. The parish comprises 6,321 acres. Real property, £3,718. Pop., 793. Houses, 163. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage, united to the vicarage of Convil, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £131.* Patron, the Duke of Leeds. The church is good.
Aber Nant through time
Aber Nant is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aber Nant itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aber Nant in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5001
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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