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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
GARTHBEIBIO, a village and a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery. The village stands on the peninsula between the rivers Twrch and Banw, 9 miles WNW of Llanfair, and 9 N by E of Llanbrynmair r. station; is a resort of anglers; and has a bath-formed well, in repute for rheumatic complaints. The parish comprises 7, 200 acres. Post town, Llanerfyl, under Welshpool. Real property, £1, 087. Pop., 326. Houses, 65. The property is divided among a few. Most of the surface is upland; and many parts have very striking scenery. A large kistvaen, containing two skeletons and an urn, was found at the forming of a new road and the erecting of a bridge near the village. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £140.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church was recently in a very dilapidated state.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Garthbeibio CP/AP Llanfyllin RegD/PLU Montgomeryshire AncC |
| Place: | Garthbeibio |
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