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A vision of Britain through time
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LLANGENNITH, or LLANGENYDD, a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan; in the Gower peninsula, on Rhossili bay, 10 miles SW by W of Loughor r. sta tion, and 15 WSW Of Swansea. Post town, Swansea. Acres, 3,479; of which 400 are water. Real property, £1,453. Pop., 384. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. A priory, subordinate to Evreux abbey in France, was founded here, in the time of Steplen, by Roger, Earl of Warwick; and was given, in 1441, by Henry VI., to All Souls college, Oxford. Holme's island lies a little off the shore, and had a chapel subordinate to the priory. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £71. Patron, T. Penrice, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Cenydd; was the church of the priory; is the largest in Gower; has a blocked Norman arch on its E face, and a side tower; and contains some old monuments.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llangennith CP/AP Swansea RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place names: | LLANGENNITH | LLANGENNITH OR LLANGENYDD | LLANGENYDD |
| Place: | Llangennith |
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