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.
MYDRIM, or Meidrum, a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen; on the river Gynin, an affluent of the river Taff, 3 miles N by E of St. Clears r. station, and 8½ W of Carmarthen. Post-town, St. Clears. Acres, 6, 905. Rated property, £5, 142. Pop., 992. Houses, 190. The property is divided among a few. Penrhoel is a chief residence. An ancient camp, called Castell-Brynule, is here. A fair for cattle and horses is held on 12th March. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Llanfihangel-Abercowin, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £90.* Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church was recently in disrepair. There is an endowed school with £8 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Meidrum AP/CP Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place names: | MEIDRUM | MYDRIM | MYDRIM OR MEIDRUM |
| Place: | Meidrum |
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