In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanmadog like this:
LLANMADOCK, a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan; on the coast of the Gower peninsula, at the mouth of the river Bury, 9½ miles WSW of Loughor r. station, and 14 W of Swansea. Post town, Swansea. Acres, 6,727; of which 5,335 are water. Real property, £71 1. Pop., 225. Houses, 60. ...
The property is divided among a few. Llanmadock hill is crowned with a tripletrenched Roman camp, and commands a fine view. A bone-cave is on the coast, at Spritsail Tor; and bones of a human jaw, a rhinoceros, and hyænas were found in it in 1839. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £112. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Madoc, and was recently in disrepair.
Llanmadog through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanmadog, in Swansea and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6584
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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