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LLANGEDWYN, a township and a parish in the district of Llanfyllin and county of Denbigh. The township lies on the river Tanat, at the boundary with Montgoinery, 3 miles N of Llanfechan r. station, and 4¼ NE of Llanfyllin; and has a post office ‡ under Oswestry. -The parish contains also the township of Scrwgan, and comprises 1,627 acres. Rated property, £2,146. Pop., 297. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. Llangedwyn Hall is a seat of Sir W. W. Wyun, Bart. Slate is quarried. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £130. Patron, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Cedwyn, and is tolerable. Charities, £13.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Llangedwyn CP/AP Denbighshire AncC |
Place: | Llangedwyn |
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