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LLANNON, a parish and a sub-district in Llanelly district, Carmarthen. The parish lies under MynyddMawr mountain, 4½ miles NW of Pontardulais r. station, and 6 NE of Llanelly; contains the hamlets of Bleyne, Glyn, Goytre, and Ismorlais; and has a post office under Carmarthen, and fairs on 6 July and 12 Dec. Acres, 11,446. Real property, £6,658; of which £235 are in mines. Pop., 1,656. Houses, 323. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to R. G. Thomas, Esq. Mynydd-Mawr has an altitude of 912 feet. Coal and ironstone are mined, and building-stone is quarried. A tram road goes hence to Llanelly. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Valne, £120. Patron, R. G. Thomas, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Non, and is good.—The sub-district contains also Llanedy parish, and Glyn-Llanelly hamlet. Pop., 3,593. Houses, 712.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llan Non AP/CP Llannon SubD Llanelly RegD/PLU Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place: | Llan Non |
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