In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanddarog like this:
LLANDDAROG, a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen; on the river Gwendraeth-Fawr, 6¼ miles ESE of Carmarthen r. station. It contains the hamlets of Cillay, Cynnillfawr, Llwynswch, Gellydy, and Tre garn; and it has fairs on the Monday after 20 May and on 27 Sept. Post town, Carmarthen. ...
Acres, 4,501. Rated property, £3,320. Pop., 970. Houses, 212. The property is divided among a few. Lletherllestry is a chief residence. Coal and limestone are worked. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £81. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Twrog, and is good. There are two Calvinistic Methodist chapels, and traces of two ancient chapels.
Llanddarog through time
Llanddarog is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanddarog itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanddarog in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4958
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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