Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANGARREN

LLANGARREN, a village and a parish in Ross district, Hereford. The village stands on the rivulet Garren, a tributary of the Wye, 5½ miles WSW of Ross r. station; and has a post office under Ross. The parish comprises the townships of Kilreague, Llangunnock, Tredooughan, Tretilla, Treeilla, and Langstone-with-TreEvan. Acres, 5,605. Real property, £8,054. Pop., 1,215. Houses, 255. There are several manors. Llangarren Court and Langstone Court are chief residences. The living is a p. curacy, united with the p. curacy of St. Weonard, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, not reported. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. 'T lie church is mainly Norman; was recently repaired and enlarged; comprises ancient nave and chancel, and n dern aisle, with ancient porch and tower; and contains several monuments. The re a re chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, a national school, a share ini Mrs. F. Scudamore's charity, and other charities £4.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Llangarren Ch/CP       Ross RegD/PLU       Herefordshire AncC
Place: Llangarren

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