In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eglwys Gymyn like this:
EGLWYS-CYMMIN, a parish in the district of Narberth and county of Carmarthen; near the coast, 4 miles W of Laugharne, and 5½ SW of St. Clears r. station. Post town, Laugharne, under St. Clears. Acres, 3, 740. Real property, £1, 930. Pop., 260. Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. Two subterranean streams pass beneath the surface to the sea. There are ruins of two castles. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £147.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church contains a monument to Sir J. Perrot, and was recently in bad condition.
Eglwys Gymyn through time
Eglwys Gymyn is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eglwys Gymyn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eglwys Gymyn in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4069
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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