A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
PENNANT, or Pennant-Melangell, a township and a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery. The township lies near the head of the river Tanat, under the Berwyn mountains, 9½ miles N W by W of Llanfyllin r.station. Real property, £1, 418. The parish contains also the townships of Cornorion, Cwmllech, Dwyffrwd, Garthgelymen-fawr, Garthgelymenfechan, and Pangwern. Post-town, Llanfyllin. Acres, 5,000. Real property, £3, 502. Pop., 712. Houses, 147. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Penybont, in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £185.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is ancient but good; includes, in its S wall, four Norman capitals turned upside down; has a very primitive tower; and contains carved woodwork representing the legend of St. Monocella. Charities, £7.
(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: | Minffrwd AP/CP/Tn Pennant Tn Pennant Melangell CP/Ch Llanfyllin RegD/PLU Montgomeryshire AncC |
| Place names: | PENNANT | PENNANT MELANGELL | PENNANT OR PENNANT MELANGELL |
| Place: | Minffrwd |
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