In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanddewi like this:
LLANDEWY, a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan; in the Gower peninsula, near Rhossile bay, 5 miles NW by N of Penrice, and 10 SW of Loughar r. station. Post town, Swansea. Acres, 1,853. Real property, £1,058. Pop., 1 49. Houses, 29. A castle was anciently here. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £71. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's.
Llanddewi through time
Llanddewi is now part of Swansea district. Click here for graphs and data of how Swansea has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanddewi itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanddewi, in Swansea and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2854
Date accessed: 26th June 2024
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