In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llansawel like this:
LLANSAWEL, a village and a parish in Llandilofawr district, Carmarthen. The village stands on the river Cothi, amid mountain scenery with a romantic view, 8 miles NW of Llangadock r. station, and 9 N of Llandilo-fawr; is a polling-place; was once a markettown; and has a post office under Carmarthen, and fairs on the Friday after 12 May, 15 July, 23 Oct., and the Friday after 12 Nov. ...
The parish includes the townships of Edwins, Ganol, Glyn, and W en. Acres, 10,017. Real property, £4,323. Pop., 1,003. Houses, 207. The property is divided among a few. Edwins House is the seat of the Williamses. The living is a vicarage, an aexed to the vicarage of Cayo-Conwyl, in the diocese of St. David's. The church is good.
Llansawel through time
Llansawel is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llansawel itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llansawel in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6625
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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