A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
LLANFAIR-CLYDOGAU, a parish in Lampeter district, Cardigan; on the river Teifi, 3 miles NE of Lampeter r. station. Post town, Lampeter, under Carmarthen. Acres, 4,815. Real property, £1,586. Pop., 614. Houses, 128. The property is divided among a few. The manors belong to the Earl of Lisburne and Lord Carrington. Lead mines are on Lord Carrington's estate, and have yielded a large quantity of silver. Copper ore also is found. The Teifi is crossed by a bridge here. Standing stones, cairns, and ancient camps abound in this parish, and in the neighbouring one of Cellan; and indications exist of a junction with the Sarn Helen Roman way. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £65. Patron, alternately the Earl of Lisburne and Lord Carrington. The church was recently in disrepair.
(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: | Llanfair Clydogau CP/AP Lampeter RegD/PLU Cardiganshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanfair Clydogau |
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