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LLANDILO-VAWR. 



LLANIDLOES. 



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in repairs executed in 1751, by building a new western front across 

 the nave, the western portion of which, a fine specimen of early 

 English architecture, was abandoned to decay. The original west 

 front has a series of delicately executed lancet windows, of various 

 sizes, and has at its northern angle a fine tower in the perpendicular 

 style. The entire external length of the boily of the church is 

 300 feet, the breadth 80 feet. At t!ie eastern end of the choir is the 

 lady chapel, which, with part of the choir, is of decorated English 

 architecture. The presbytery, comprising the two eastern bays of 

 the choir, has been restored, and the process of restoration is being 

 applied to other portions of the edifice. The lady chapel having been 

 restored, is now used as a parish church. The chapter-bouse, on the 

 south side of the church, is a square bnildiog with a central pillar, 

 from which spring the arches that support the roof; it is in the 

 decorated English style, with plain but ele^-ant groining. Near the 

 cathedral are the ruins of the episcopal palace, consisting of a large 

 gateway and part of the external wall. There are National schools 

 for boys and girls. Two considerable cattle fairs are held yearly at 

 LlandaflT. 



The diocese of Llandaff includes Monmouthshire with that part of 

 Glamorganshire which lies east of the river Neath, and comprises 215 

 benefices. It contains only the archdeaconry of Llandafil The 

 chapter consists of the archdeacon, dean, chancellor, seven canons, 

 and two minor canons. The income of the bishop is 42002. 



LLANlJiLO-VAWR, Caermarthenshire, a market-town and the 

 ■eat of a Poor-Law Union in the parish of Llandilo-vawr, is situated 

 on the right bank of the river Towy, in 51° 53' N. lat, 3° 59' W. long., 

 distant 15 miles E. by N. from Caermarthen, and 202 miles W. by N. 

 from London. The population of the parish of Llandilo-vawr in 1851 

 was 4565. The living is a vicarage in the archdeaconry of Caermarthen 

 and diocese of St. David's. Lla^ilo-vawr Poor-Law Union contains 

 12 parishes and townnhips, with an area of 99,437 acres, and a popu- 

 lation in 1851 of 17,967. 



The town of Llandilo-vawr, or, as it is osanlly called, Llsndilo, is 

 beautifully situated, the parks of Dynevor and Golden Qrove, which 

 are to the westward of the town, adding much to the interest of the 

 scenery. Considerable improvements have been made in the town of 

 late years. A handsome stone bridge over the river Towy, wfth an 

 elliptical ar«h of 145 feet span and 36 feet high, was erected in 1848. 

 The parish church, dedicated to St. Teilo, from whom the name of the 

 town is derived (Llan-deilo-fawr, the church of Teilo the Oreat), was 

 rebuilt in 1850 in the early decorated style. There are chapels for 

 Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists, Baptists, and Independents; 

 parochial schools ; a mechanics institute ; and a savings bank. A 

 connty court is held in the town. Saturday is the market-day. Fairs 

 are held on February 20th, Monday before Easter, May 5th and 14th, 

 June 2l8t, August 23rd, September 28th, November 12tb, and the 

 Monday before Christmas. 



The town is seated in a locality very interesting to the geologist. 

 It stands on the Llandilo-flag formation, to which it imparts its name. 

 South of the town are developed the Caradoc sandstone, the Ludlow 

 and Wenlock rocks, and on the north the clayslate and grauwacke 

 extend to the coast. On an eminence overlooking the Tuwy stands 

 the ancient castle of Dynevor, or Dinas-fawr, celebrated as the residence 

 of the ancient princes of South Wales : the remains consist chiefly of 

 a square and a round tower, and the walls, which inclose an irregular 

 area. Newton Honse, the present mansion of Lord Dynevor, is in a 

 distant part of the grounds. 



LLAJfDOVERT, Caermarthenshire, a market-town, mnnioipal 

 borough, and the seat of a Poor-I^w Union, in the parish of Llandingat, 

 is situated on the banks of the river Braen, in 52° N. lat, 3" 47' 

 W. long., distant 25 miles E.N.E. from Caermarthen, and 191 miles 

 W. by N. from London. The population of the borough in 1 85 1 was 

 1927. The borough is governed by 4 aldermen and 12 councillors, 

 one of whom is mayor. The living of Llandingat is a vicarage in the 

 archdeaconry of Caermarthen and diocese of St. David's. Llandovery 

 Poor-Law Union contains 11 parishes and townships, with an area of 

 118,055 acres, and a population in 1851 of 15,055. 



Llandovery is pleasantly situated near the junction of the Braen 

 with the Towy. A stone bridge of one arch and a suspension-bridge 

 cross the Towy near the town. The parish church stands in the 

 middle of the town. There are in the town some chapels for 

 DiisJnters, and National and Infant schools. In 1647 a ' Welsh 

 Edncational Institution ' was founded at Llandovery by Thomas 

 Phillips, Esq. The pupils receive a classical and mathematical edu-* 

 cation, but the Welsh language is an essential portion of the course of 

 study. The income from endowment is 440i. a year. The nnmber 

 of scholars in 1851 was 80, of whom 20 were on the foundation. The 

 market-days are Wednesday and Saturday. Seven fairs are held in 

 the course of the year. Llandovery is a favourite resort of anglers. 

 Roman antiquities have been discovero 1 at Llan Fair y Brynn, in the 

 immediate neighbourhood of Llandovery. The castle, which was 

 probably built by some of the Norman barons who invaded the 

 oountry soon after the Conquest, was ruined during the civil wars of 

 the 17th century. Some vestiges of it remain on a hill by the Braeo. 



LLANDKINOD. [Radsobsribe.] 



LLANDUDNO. [Ca«b»abvon8HIBE.] 



LLANELLY, Caermarthsosbire, a market-town, mnnioipal and 



parliamentary borough, and the seat of a Poor-Law Union, in the 

 pariah of LUnelly, is situated on the small river Lliedi, near its con- 

 fluence with the sestuary of the river Burry, in 51° 41' N. lat., 4° 9' 

 W. long., distant 13 miles S.S.E. from Caermarthen, and 217 miles 

 W. by N. from London. The population of tlie borough of Llanelly 

 in 1851 was 8710. The living is a vicarage in the archdeaconry of 

 Caermarthen and diocese of St. David's. Llanelly Poor-Law Union 

 contains 9 parishes and townships, with an area of 52,065 acres, and 

 a population in 1851 of 23,324. 



Llanelly is chiefly built on rising ground, and contains some 

 tolerably good houses; the suburbs southward lie low, and are occa- 

 sionally flooded by the river. The streets are lighted with gas. The 

 church, dedicated to St. Elliw, has two towers, one surmounted with 

 a spire, the ether with an embattled turret. Tiiere are chapels for 

 ludependents. Baptists, and otiier Disseuters, National schools, and a 

 savings bank. The market days are Thursday and S.aturday ; fairs 

 are held on Holy Thursday and September 30th. Collieries, copper- 

 works, lead- and silver-works, iron-foundries, and an extensive pottery- 

 work employ numerous workmen. Coal is largely exported. Copper-ore 

 is imported, and copper-cakes and sheathing exported. Commodious 

 docks have been constructed for the convenience of shipping, by which 

 vessels of consid<:rable tonnage can frequent the port. The number 

 of vessels registered as belonging to the port on December Slst 1853 

 were : — ^Uuder 50 tons, 40 vessels of 1098 tons ; above 50 tons, 36 of 

 3329 tons; and 3 steam-vessels, tonnage 62. During 1S53 there 

 entered the port 1949 sailing-vessels of 97,928 tons, and 82 stcara- 

 vesseU of 9783 tons; and there cleared 3107 sailing-vessels of 190,327 

 tons, and 77 steam-vessels of 9878 tons. The amount of customs 

 duties received at the port in 1851 was 1174^ 6«. 6d. The South 

 Wales railway has a station at Llanelly. Besides the railway there is 

 communioiition by canal between Llanelly and Kidwelly. The Caer- 

 marthenshire railway runs between Llanelly and th.^ limestone-quarrieg 

 at Castelly-Qarreg, a distance of 16 miles. The Llanelly railway is a 

 mineral line from Machynis Pool, near Llanelly, to the shore of the 

 sestuary, about 2 miles farther up. Near the town is an ancient camp 

 supposed to bo British. 



LLANELLY. [Bbecksockshibe.] 



LLANERCH-Y'-MEUD. [Anoleskt.]. 



LLAN FAIR. [Montoouehvshirk.] 



LLANKIHANGEL. [Bbecknocksuire.] 



LLANFYLLIN, Montgomeryshire, a small market-town, parlia- 

 mentary borough, and the seat of a Poor-Law Union, in the parish 

 of Llanfyllin, is situated chiefly on the right bank of the river Cain, 

 an afllneut of the Vymwy, in 52° 46' N. lat,, 3° 10' W. long, distant 

 23 miles N.N.W. from Montgomery, and 179 miles N.W. by N. from 

 London. The population of the borouijh, which is contributory to 

 the Montgomery district of boroughs, was 1116 in 1851. The borough 

 is governed by 2 bailifi's and 12 aldermen. The living is a rectory in 

 the archdeaconry of Montgomery and diocese of St. Asaph. Llanfylliu 

 Poor-Law Union contains 23 parishes and townships, with ati area of 

 117,958 acres, and a population in 1851 of 19,484. The principal 

 street of Llanfyllin is crossed by the Abel brouk, which flows into the 

 Cain ; over this brook is a nent bridge. The towu-hall is a neat brick 

 building with a covered area for a market underneath. The church 

 is a brick building in the Venetian style, erected in 1710; it has a 

 fine peal of six bells and chimes. The VVesleyan Methodists, Inde- 

 pendents, Baptists, and Welsh Calvinists have places of worship, and 

 there are a combined National and Endowed school, and a reading 

 society with a news-room. The market day is Thursday ; eight fairs 

 are held in the course of the year. 



LLANGADOCK. [Caermabthenshibe.] 



LLANQAMMARCH. [Bkecksockshibk] 



LLANOATTOCK. [Bbeok.nockshibe.] 



LLANGEFNL [Anolesky.] 



LLANGOLLEN. [Dekbiohshibe.] 



LLANGOKSE. [Brecknock8hire.j 



LLANOYNIDR. [Brecknockshire.] 



LLANIDLOES, Montgomeryshire, a market-town and municipal 

 and parliamentary borough, iu the parish of Llaniilloes, is situated 

 chiefly on the right bank of the river Severn, in 52° 27' N. lat., 3° 31' 

 W. long., distant 20 miles S.W. by W. from Montgomery, and 188 

 milfea W.N.W. from London. The population of the borough, which 

 is one of the Montgomery district of boroughs, in 1851 was 3015, 

 The borough is governed by 4 aldermen and 12 councillors, one of 

 whom is mayor. The living is a vicarage in the archdeaconry of 

 Merioneth and diocese of Bangor. 



The parish of Llanidloes is extensive, including large tracts of waste 

 land on the slope of Plinlimmon. The hills which bound the vale of 

 the Severn are mostly laid out in sheep-walks. The town consists 

 chiefly of two streets crossing each other at right angles. Of late years 

 many good modem dwellings have been substituted for the ancient 

 timber-framed houses. Two bridges cross the Severn here, one of 

 them a handsome stone structure of three arches. The town is well 

 lighted. The market or town-house is a massive ol I tiuiber-frauied 

 building, the property of Lord Mostyn. There are largo and commo- 

 dious public rooms. The church, a fine old edifice, dedicated to 

 St. Idloes, consists of a nave and aisle separated from each other by 

 curious clustered pillars, the capitals of which are decorated with 



