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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… in the parish of Penmark, union of Cardiff, hundred of Dinas-Powis, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 7 miles (S. S. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… same spot are the remains of a British fortress, called Dinas. The ancient well styled Fynnon Elaeth was formerly in … ST., a parish, in the union of Cardiff, hundred of Dinas-Powys, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 5 miles (S. … into the Channel. The village, which is large, is called Dinas-Powys, from an ancient fortress that existed here and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… century, a small intrenchment here, called Little Dinas, was occupied by the royalists, for the defence of … church, situated at the foot of the promontory of Little Dinas, within fifty yards of the sea, is an ancient and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… south. Dau, two. Dihewid, the will, affection, devotion. Dinas, a city, a fortified hill or mount: the most ancient British fortifications are called Din or Dinas; thus, Dinas Emrys, in the county of Carnarvon, and many others. …
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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Barry BARRY, a parish, in the union of Cardiff, hundred of Dinas-Powys, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 10 miles (S. … in the parish of Barry, union of Cardiff, hundred of Dinas-Powys, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 9 miles (S. W. … mile up the valley, is the isolated rocky eminence called Dinas Emrys, celebrated as the spot where Vortigern is said …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… member for the borough. About a mile from the town stands Dinas, the property and residence of John Lloyd, Esq., who … and richly-cultivated Vale of Usk. Both Frwdgrch and Dinas are within the limits of St. David's parish. In the … its usual regularity of stratification; and at Craig-y-Dinas, as if by some vast convulsion, the whole mass of the …
A New History of London
… Thames bank town; from the British word Llbwn a wood, and Dinas, a town; from Llong a ship, and Dinas a town, the compound of which implies a town or harbour …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… SUPER ELY, a parish, in the union of Cardiff, hundred of Dinas-Powys, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 5 miles (W. N. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of that river, and to communicate with the strong post at Dinas, about three miles to the south. Its origin is involved …