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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… derives its name from the dedication of its church either to Eigen, a female saint, or to Eigion, the son of Caw, a saint who flourished in the … thought to have been dedicated to Celin, an eminent British saint who flourished in the sixth century, from which …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… and importance. It is traversed by the road from Cardigan to Aberystwith; and bounded on the east by the parish of … demand existed. The trade has increased so much, as to give rise to the port of New-Quay (described under its own … Here are one or two places of worship for dissenters; a British school, a small dame-school, and some Sunday schools. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… is navigable from its mouth below the town of Conway up to Trvriw. There are also three extensive slate-quarries … value. The living is a perpetual curacy annexed to the rectory of Trvriw. The church, dedicated to St. … among the poor at Christmas. Taliesin, the celebrated British bard, who flourished about the middle of the sixth …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… miles (W. S. W.) from Oswestry. This parish is from seven to eight miles in length, and from four to five in breadth, and is finely situated on the river … of a small encampment, termed the Gaer, apparently of British origin; it is nearly of an oval form, and is defended …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… land, and derives some advantages from its proximity to the old Holyhead road. The living is a discharged rectory, … patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church, dedicated to St. Machraeth, is an ancient structure, in the early style … for Baptists, Independents, and Calvinistic Methodists; a British school, established in the year 1844; and three …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the western part of the county, on the road from Barmouth to Harlech, and upon the shore of Cardigan bay, over which it … Baldwin, accompanied by Giraldus Cambrensis, in his tour to preach the crusades through the principality, the … mountain are the remains of an ancient and very extensive British encampment, called Braich-y-Dinas, a station strongly …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… barley, oats, and potatoes. The turnpike-road from Builth to New Radnor traverses the northern part of the parish, and has been much improved. The living is annexed to the rectory of Aberedw: the tithes have been commuted for … from the former, in the township of Rhiwaedog; and a British school at GlanyravonLlawr-y-Bettws, seven miles …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of this place is derived from the dedication of its church to St. Michael, and the adjunct to its name from its being situated in Gwynva, a district in … sacred eloquence. Within the parish are the remains of a British camp, in a state of tolerable perfection; and in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… which derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Flewyn, by whom the building was originally founded, … it is separated from the parish of Llanvechell. It appears to have been visited, if not permanently inhabited, by the … from the dedication of its church to Brothen, an eminent British saint, who flourished about the end of the sixth …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… parish is traversed by the turnpike-road from Lampeter to Cardigan, and bounded on the north-east by the parish of … exception of a little moorland, a good loamy earth, suited to the ordinary kinds of grain, which, with cheese and … collection of Greek and Roman, and of ancient and modern British and Irish coins, of gold, silver, brass, and copper, …