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LLANGENNECH, a parish in Llanelly district, Carmarthen; on the river Loughor, and on the Llanelly and Vale of Towy railway, 4½ miles NE by N of Llanelly. It has a station on the railway; and its Post town is Llanelly. Acres, 2,394; of which 50 are water. Real property, £2,463. Pop., 923. Houses, 182. The property is divided among a few. Llangennech Park belonged to the Stepneys, passed to the Tunnos, and belongs now to W. H. Nevill, Esq. Good coal is exported. The Lougbor here is a sluggish and mudbanked stream. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £82. Patron, E. R. Tunno, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Gwynog, and is very good.
(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: | Llangennech AP/CP Carmarthenshire AncC |
Place: | Llangennech |
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