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.
CELLAN, or Kellan, a parish in Lampeter district, Cardigan: on the river Teifi, 3 miles NE of Lampeter r. station, and 14 NW of Llandovery. Post Town, Lampeter, under Carmarthen. Acres, 3,645. Real property, £1,184. Pop., 532. Houses, 128. An ancient road, British and Roman, passed through; and numerous antiquities exist, including cairns, camps, standing-stones, the Bedd-y-Vorwyn or Virgin's Grave, and the Llech-Cynon, an enormous stone on an artificial circular tumulus. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £83.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Davids. The church has an ancient font. The Rev. M. Williams, the antiquary, was a native.
(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: | Cellan AP/CP Lampeter RegD/PLU Cardiganshire AncC |
| Place names: | CELLAN | CELLAN OR KELLAN | KELLAN |
| Place: | Cellan |
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