Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CONWIL

CONWIL, a village and a sub-district in the district and county of Carmarthen. The village is in the parochial chapelry of Conwil-in-Elfet; stands on the river Gwili, adjacent to the Carmarthen and Cardigan railway, 6 miles NW by N of Carmarthen; and has a station on the railway.—The sub-district contains Conwil-in-Elfet chapelry and eight parishes. Acres, 63, 244. Pop., 8, 196. Houses, 1, 701.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a sub-district"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Carmarthen RegD/PLU       Carmarthenshire AncC
Place: Cynwyl Elfed

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