A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CWM-TOYDDWR, a parish in Rhayader district, Radnor; on the rivers Elan and Wye, on the line of the Mid Wales railway, at the boundary with Brecon, 2 miles S of Rhayader railway station, and 14 miles S of Llanidloes. It contains the townships of Dyffryn-Gwy and Dyffryn-Elan; and its post town is Rhayader. Acres, 32, 000. Real property, £3, 266. Pop., 798. Houses, 150. Much of the surface is hilly and mountainous. The rocks include slates and lead ore. Cwm-Elan is the seat of L. Otway, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £95. Patron, the Bishop of St. Davids. A new church was built in 1866. A school has £50 from endowment; and other charities £18.
(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: | Rhayader RegD/PLU Radnorshire AncC |
| Place: | Llansanffraid Cwmteuddwr |
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