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.
LLANWNDA, a parish in the district and county of Carnarvon; on the Roman road from Carnarvon, and on the Carnarvon and Barmouth railway, 3 miles S of Carnarvon. It contains the village of Bont-Newydd, which has a post office under Carnarvon. Acres, 11,459; of which 2,694 are water. Real property, £4,989. Pop., 1,660. Houses, 359. The property is divided among a few. Slate is quarried. Ancient British camps are at Hen-Gastell and Dinas-Gorvai. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Llanfaglan, in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £270. Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Gwyndav; and is early English, cruciform, and good. There are two CalVinistic Methodist chapels, and charities £6.
(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: | Llanwnda AP/CP Caernarvonshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanwnda |
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