Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANYMOWDDWY

LLANYMOWDDWY, a village and a parish in Dolgelly district, Merioneth. The village stands near the head of the river Dyfi, under Arran-Mowddwy mountain, 2 miles W of the boundary with Montgomery, 4¼ NE by N of Dinas-Mowddwy r. station, and 18½ NE of Machynlleth; and has a post office under Dinas-Mowddwy, Montgomeryshire. The parish contains the townships of Cowarch, Cwmceiwydd, Llanerchfydda, and Pennant. Acres, 15,290. Real property, £1,736; of which £200 are in mines. Pop. in 1851,685; in 1861, 595. Houses, 128. The property is divided among a few. The surface is mountainous, and culminates on Arran-Mowddwy, at an altitude of 2,955 feet. Bwlchy-Groes pass, on the E boundary, taking a wild mountain road into Montgomeryshire, was formerly provided with a crucifix, to remind wayfarers of the dangers of the region. A spot, called Gwely-Tydecho, close to the roadside at Pennant, is said to have been the retreat of St. Tydecho; and five holes cross-wise, on a rock in the same neighbourhood, are fabled to be the impress of his foot. A waterfall is on the Pumrhyd rivulet, which flows from a coom, on the W side of the Dyfi's valley. Peat and slate abound. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £235. * Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Tydecho, and is good. A very large yew-tree is in the churchyard. Charities, £6. Dr. John Davies, the Welsh grammarian and lexicographer, was rector.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Llanymawddwy AP/CP       Dolgelly RegD/PLU       Merionethshire AncC
Place: Llanymawddwy

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