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LLANYRE, or LLANHIR, a village and a parish in Rhayader district, Radnor. The village stands on the Roman road from Caerfagu to Builth, between the rivers Ithon and Wye, 6½ miles SE of Rhayader r. station. The parish is divided into the townships of Kilgee and Trawscoed; and its Post town is Rhayader. Acres, 5,901. Real property, £2,785. Pop., 744. Houses, 141. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Llanfihangel-Helygen, in the diocese of St. David's.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Llanllyr CP/AP Rhayader RegD/PLU Radnorshire AncC |
Place names: | LLANHIR | LLANYRE | LLANYRE OR LLANHIR |
Place: | Llanllyr |
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