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LLANDDWYWE, a parish in Dolgelly district, Merioneth; on the coast, at the mouth of the rivulet Ysgethin, and on the Barmouth and Carnarvon railway, which was completed about the end of 1866, 47hg. miles N by W of Barmouth. It contains the small village of Talybont, and comprises the townships of Ys-Craig and Uwch-Craig; and its Post town is Barmouth, Merionethshire. Fairs are held at the village on 12 May, and 9 Nov. Acres of the parish, 9,348; of which 340 are water. Real property, £2,084. Pop., 368. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few. Corsygedol was the seat of the Vaughans, passed to Sir Roger Mostyn, belongs now to E. F. Cousin, Esq., and underwent restoration in 1866-7; and it stands on aloft site, commanding a splendid view over Cardigan bay, and has a gateway after a design by Inigo Jones. A cromlech, called Coetan-Arthur or Arthur's Quoit, lies near the lodge, and is fabled to have been thrown by Arthur from the summit of Moelfre. Part of the parochial surface is occupied by the Ardndwy mountains and by the rugged Ardudwy pass. LlynIrddin, a lake of noticeable size, lies on the W slopes of Llawlech. Remains of an ancient British town are on the lake's W shore; and cairns, standing stones, Druidical circles, and two ancient camps are in varions parts of the plands. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llanenddwyn, in the diocese of Bangor. I, he church is early English, in good condition; and contains monuments of the Vaughans and the Mostyns. Charities, £10.
(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: | Llanddwywe AP Dolgelly RegD/PLU Merionethshire AncC |
| Place: | Llanddwywe |
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