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A vision of Britain through time
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LLANSPYDDID, a hamlet and a parish in the district and county of Brecon. The hamlet lies on the river Usk and the Via Julia montana, 2½ miles W by S of Brecon r. station. Acres, 1,691. Real property, £1,730. Pop., 172. Houses, 35. The parish contains also the hamlets of Modrydd and Penpont; and its posttown is Brecon. Acres, 8,435. Real property, £4,418. Pop., 408. Houses, 75. The property is divided among a few. Pennoyre is the seat of Col. Lloyd Watkins. There is an ancient British camp. The living is a Vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £100.* Patron, Marquis Camden. The church is early decorated English, in good condition; and is surrounded by old yew trees. The churchyard contains an ancient tomb, traditionally said to be that of Biychan-Breichiniog. The vicarage of Bettws-Penpont is a separate benefice. Charities, £7, and a right to send pensioners to Games' hospital at Brecon.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llansbyddyd CP/Hmlt/AP Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place: | Llansbyddyd |
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