Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANGUNLLO, or LLAN GYNLLO

LLANGUNLLO, or LLAN GYNLLO, a township and a parish in Knighton district, Radnor. The township lies on the river Lug, at a branch-junction of the Central Wales railway, 5½ miles-WSW of Knighton; has a station on the railway; and is cut into two sections, lower and upper. Real property, £1,460 and £2,017. Pop., 447. Houses, 70. The parish contains also part of the township of Heyop; and its Post town is Knighton, Radnorshire. Acres, 5,627. Pop., 599. Houses, 90. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in ths diocese of St. David's. Value, £98.* Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church was recently in need of some repair. Charities, £8.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llangynllo AP/CP       Knighton RegD/PLU       Radnorshire AncC
Place names: LLANGUNLLO     |     LLANGUNLLO OR LLAN GYNLLO     |     LLAN GYNLLO
Place: Llangynllo

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