Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANILAR

LLANILAR, a parish in Aberystwith district, Cardigan; on the river Ystwith, adjacent to the Aberystwith, Tregaron, Lampeter, and Carmarthen railway, 5½ miles SE of Aberystwith. It comprises the two townships of L. Lower and L. Upper; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Aberystwith. Acres, 6,403. Real property, £3,834. Pop., 947. Houses, 189. The property is divided among a few. Birch Grove and Castle Hill are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £95.* Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Hilary, and is good. There are an endowed school with £9 a year, and other charities £5.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llanilar AP/CP       Aberystwith RegD/PLU       Cardiganshire AncC
Place: Llanilar

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