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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llangynog like this:
LLANGUNNOCK, or LLANGYNNOG, a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen; 3 miles S of the South Wales railway, and 6 SW of Carmarthen. Post town, Carmarthen. Acres, 4,879. Real property, £3,883. Pop., 717. Houses, 158. The property is much subdivided. The manor bears the name of Penrin, and belongs to the Morrises of Cwm. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Llanstephan, in the diocese of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Cynog, and is tolerable. There are an endowed school with £25 ayear, and other charities £11.
Llangynog is now part of CARMARTHENSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how CARMARTHENSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llangynog itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llangynog in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/6460
Date accessed: 08th November 2025
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