Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CAYO

CAYO, a village and a hundred in Carmarthen. The village is in Conwil-Cayo parish, 6½ miles NW of Llandovery; and has fairs on 21 Aug. and 6 Oct. The hundred lies around the village; extends from the boundary with Cardigan to the vicinity of Llandeilofawr; and contains six parishes, and parts of three others. Acres, 107,889. Pop., 12,339. Houses, 2,593.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a hundred"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Carmarthenshire AncC
Place: Caeo

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