In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llan Non like this:
LLANNON, a parish and a sub-district in Llanelly district, Carmarthen. The parish lies under MynyddMawr mountain, 4½ miles NW of Pontardulais r. station, and 6 NE of Llanelly; contains the hamlets of Bleyne, Glyn, Goytre, and Ismorlais; and has a post office under Carmarthen, and fairs on 6 July and 12 Dec. ...
Acres, 11,446. Real property, £6,658; of which £235 are in mines. Pop., 1,656. Houses, 323. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to R. G. Thomas, Esq. Mynydd-Mawr has an altitude of 912 feet. Coal and ironstone are mined, and building-stone is quarried. A tram road goes hence to Llanelly. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Valne, £120. Patron, R. G. Thomas, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Non, and is good.—The sub-district contains also Llanedy parish, and Glyn-Llanelly hamlet. Pop., 3,593. Houses, 712.
Llan Non through time
Llan Non is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llan Non itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llan Non in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6594
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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