Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HENLLAN-AMGOED

HENLLAN-AMGOED, a hamlet and a parish in the district of Narberth and county of Carmarthen. The hamlet lies on a branch of the river Taff, adjacent to Pembrokeshire, 3¼ miles N by W of Whitland r. station, and 6½ NE of Narberth. Acres, 1, 033. Real property, £865. Pop., 177. Houses, 35. The parish includes also the chapelry of Eglwysfairachyrig; and its post town is Whitland, under Narberth. Acres, 3, 651. Real property, £2, 071. Pop., 445. Houses, 91. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Eglwysfairachyrig, in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £86. Patrons, the Landed Proprietors. The church is good, and there is an Independent chapel.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Henllan CP/Ch       Carmarthenshire AncC
Place: Henllan

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