Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANILID

LLANILID, a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; near the river Ogmore and the South Wales railway, 4 miles W by S of Cowbridge Junction, and 5 N by W of Cowbridge. Post town, Cowbridge. Acres, 1,574. Real property, £1,065; of which £110 are in mines. Pop., 150. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. Coal is worked. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Llanharan, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £324. * Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Ilid, and is tolerable.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Llanilid AP/CP       Bridgend and Cowbridge RegD/PLU       Glamorgan AncC
Place: Llanilid

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