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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… by the Welsh LLANDWV, a parish, in the union of Bridgend and Cowbridge, hundred of Ogmore, county of Glamorgan, South … to such of the labouring poor as are not engaged in agriculture. A new line of road, constructed to avoid the … Some of the inhabitants of the parish are employed in agriculture, and inhabit the low grounds around the church, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… county, comprises about 2550 acres of land, partly arable and partly pasture. The surface, though in general low, … north into an elevated ridge, in some parts richly wooded, and is embellished with several genteel mansions, the … situated in the midst of a very mountainous district, and agriculture affords the principal employment. The living is a …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of mines of manganese, which is found in the parish, and partly in agriculture. An act of parliament was obtained in 1810 for … under the provisions of which 2307 acres were allotted; and a considerable portion of this tract has been brought …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… LLANGAMMARCH (LLAN-GAM-MARCH), a parish, in the union and hundred of Builth, county of Brecknock, South Wales, 9 … road to Llandovery; comprising the townships of Penbyallt and Trvllŷs, and containing 1062 inhabitants. The western and southern …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… LLANGENNITH (LLAN-GENYDD), a parish in the union and hundred of Swansea, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 16 … on here during the season, are principally employed in agriculture. Some indications of lead-ore have been observed … to such of the inhabitants as are not engaged in agriculture. The living is a perpetual curacy endowed with …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… This parish, which is about five miles in length and three in breadth, is beautifully situated on the south-eastern side of Bala lake, and on the turnpike-road leading from Dinas-Mowddwy to Bala … males and females are chiefly employed in the summer in agriculture, and in the winter in the spinning of woollen …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… situated in the south-western part of the county, and nearly in the centre of the promontory that separates … It is bounded on the north by the parishes of Llanelhairn and Clynnog, on the south by the parish of Llanarmon, on the east by those of Llanvihangel-y-Pennant and Llanystyndwy, and on the west by that of Carngiwch; and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Brecknock, South Wales, 2 miles (S. S. W.) from Hay; and containing 547 inhabitants, of whom 488 are in the body of the parish, and the rest in the township of Glynvch. It derives its name … situated on the turnpike-road leading from Hay to Tlgarth, and comprises a considerable tract of land, of which the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… in the parish of Llanarthney, hundred of Iscennen, union and county of Carmarthen, South Wales, 9 miles (E. S. E.) … containing 1053 inhabitants, of whom 677 are in Llanlluan, and the remainder in Trcastell. The hamlet lies near the … its maritime position, risen into some degree of notice, and is rapidly increasing in population and importance. It is …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… which river forms the eastern boundary of the parish, and is navigable from its mouth below the town of Conway up … within its limits, at the distance of about one mile and a half from the shipping-place, in which upwards of 100 … acres, and such of the inhabitants as are not engaged in agriculture, are employed in the quarries and the …