In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newchurch like this:
NEWCHURCH, a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen; on the Carmarthen and Cardigan railway, 3¼ miles N W of Carmarthen. It contains several hamlets, and is sometimes called Llan-Newydd. Post-town, Carmarthen. Acres, 4, 894. Real property, £3, 970. Pop. in 1851, 871; in 1861, 782. ...
Houses, 169. The decrease of pop. arose from the removal of labourersto the iron-manufacturing parts of Glamorgan. There are vestiges of a Roman camp; and a Roman inscribedstone was removed hence to Trawsmawr. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £96. Patron, John Davies, Esq. There is a parochial school.
Newchurch through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newchurch in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8384
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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