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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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LLANFWROG, a parish in Ruthin district, Denbigh; on the river Clwyd, and on the Denbigh, Ruthin, and Corwen railway; containing part of Ruthin borough, and including the townships of Pen-y-Coed, Cil-y-Groestwyd, Bodlyngharad-Isaf, Bodlyngharad-Uchaf, and Caltegfa. Post town, Ruthin, Denbighshire. Acres, 3,068. Rated property, £4,455. Pop., 1,425. Houses, 355. Pop. of the part in Ruthin borough, 1,151. Houses, 293. The property is not much divided. Pool Park is a seat of Lord Bagot, was rebuilt in 1828, and is in the Tudor style. Woodlands, and Plâs-Newydd also are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaplh. Value, £456. Patron, the Bishop of St. David,s. 'T he church is double-bodied, and has some rather singular arcades. There are a Baptist chapel, an hospital with £100 a year from endowment, and other charities £9. The hospital is for ten poor persons, was erected in 1708, and was founded and endowed by Lady Jane Bagot.
(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: | Llanfwrog CP/AP Ruthin RegD/PLU Denbighshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanfwrog |
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