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LLANDEGLA, a village and a parish in Ruthin district, Denbigh. The village stands on the upper part of the river Alen, under Cyrn-y-Brainmountain, 7 miles SE of Ruthin r. station; and has apost office under Mold, Flintahire, and fairs on 11 March, 25 April, 6 and 23 June, 14 Aug., and 26 Oct.—The parish includes the townships of Trer-Llan and Trefydd-Bycharn, and comprises 3,390 acres. Real property, not separately returned. Pop., 425. Houses, 99. The property is divided among a few. A well, at the village, was long held in superstittious veneration, under a belief that its waters, when used with certain elaborate ceremonies, were a cure for epilepsy. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £95. Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is dedicated to St. Tecla; and was reported, in 1859, as very bad.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llandegla CP/AP Ruthin RegD/PLU Denbighshire AncC |
| Place: | Llandegla |
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