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LLANDDEWI-ABERARTH, a village and a parish in Aberayron district, Cardigan. The village stands on the coast, at the mouth of the river Arth, 2 miles NE of Aberayron, and 13 NW of Lampeter r. station; and has fairs on 5 July and 11 Dec. The parish contains also part of the town of Aberayron, which has a postoffice under Carmarthen. Acres, 3,595; of which 75 are water. Real property, £2,244. Pop. in 1851,1,284; in 1861,1,463. Houses, 353. The property is not much divided. Remains of a fortified camp, called CastellCadwgan, are near the shore. The Aberayron workhouse is here; and, at the census of 1861, had 10 inmates. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £310. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. David, is aucient, and was recently rebuilt. The chapelry of St. Alban is a separate charge, and is under the patronage of the proprietors of Ty-Glyn estate. There is an endowed school with £7 a year. See ABERAYRoN.
(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: | Llanddewi Aber Arth AP/CP Aberaeron RegD/PLU Cardiganshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanddewi Aber Arth |
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