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ABERNANT, a village and a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen. The village stands near the river Cywyn, 2¾ miles N of the South Wales railway, and 5 WNW of Carmarthen; and is a seat of petty sessions. Post Town, Carmarthen. The parish comprises 6,321 acres. Real property, £3,718. Pop., 793. Houses, 163. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage, united to the vicarage of Convil, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £131.* Patron, the Duke of Leeds. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Aber Nant AP/CP Carmarthen RegD/PLU Carmarthenshire AncC |
Place: | Aber Nant |
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