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Rh LLANDEFEILOG. 633 LLANDILOFAWR. windows and a timbered roof. It contains monumental effigies of two prelates. The charities produce about 8 per annum. There are traces of an ancient camp. Trebarried and Trebris are the names of former seats, now in ruins. LLANDEFEILOG, or LLANDYVEILOG, a par. in the hund. of Kidwelly, co. Carmarthen, 5 miles S. of Carmarthen, its post town. It is situated E. of the river Towy, and includes the hmlts. of Cilmarch, Clog- gin, and others. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 64, in the patron, of the Prebendary of Warthacwm. The charities amount to about 4 per annum. LLANDEGAI, a par. in the hund. of Uchaf, co. Carnarvon, 1 mile E. of Bangor, its post town and nearest railway station, and 10 miles from Carnarvon. It is situated near the coast, to the N.W. of Snowdon, and includes the tnshps. of Coed-y-Park, Port Penrhyn, and Trer-Garth. The surface is mountainous, including .the peaks of Carnedd Llewelyn and Carnedd Davydd, above 3,000 feet high. In 1648 a battle was fought near this spot between Sir John Owen, of Clenenney, and Colonel Mytton, at the head of the parliamentary army, in which tho former was taken prisoner. The Bangor and Holyhead line of railway hero crosses tho valley of the Ogwen, a little to the left of the village, on a lofty viaduct. In this parish are extensive quarries of roofing- slatc, employing above 2,000 workmen ; they have been wrought for nearly a century ; and in other parts are minerals, including copper, iron, lead, manganese, zinc, &c. The village, which is a model of rustic architecture, takes its name from St. Tegais, son of Ithel Hael, who came over about tho close of the 5th century from Armo- rica, with Cadran, and founded a church near this spot. The cottages are all neat and well kept, each forming part of a design, and are clustered round the church, which stands on a slight eminence embosomed in trees, and approached by a densely thick avenue of yews. Xrur the entrance into tho village is a Norman gate- way leading into Penrhyn Park, the seat of the Pennants, built of Anglesey marble by the late Hon. E. G. Douglas Pennant, M.P., brother of the Earl of Morton, who on marrying the heiress of the house of Pennant, in whoso possession the lands have been since the reign of Henry VI., assumed tho name of Pennant. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bangor, val. 114, in the patron, of the bishop. The parish church, dedicated to St. Tegais, is a cruciform structure of the 14th century, and has been completely restored by Colonel Pennant. It contains a mural monument of Archbishop Williams, the unfortunate lord-keeper of Charles I., and an alabaster altar tomb of great beauty brought from the monastery of Llanfaes. The charities amount to about 5 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there are National schools for both sexes. LLANDEGFAN, a par. in the hund. of Tyndaothwy, CO. Anglesey, 2 miles S.W. of Beaumaris, its post town, and 4 from Bangor. It is situated on the Menai Straits, and is included within tho borough of Beaumaris. Near the village is the ferry station, for the Straits. The tower of the old church, which stands on a hill to the left, serves as a conspicuous landmark. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bangor, val. with the cur. of Beau- maris annexed, 366. The church, formerly the mother h of Beaumaris, is a modern edifice built about 811, and is dedicated to St. Tegvan. Tho parochial charities, including 8 to Lady Bulkeley's school, pro- I duce nearly 60 per annum. The Calvinistic Methodists ' avo a chapel. I;LADEGLA, a par. in tho hund. of Yale, co. Den- h, 7 miles S.E. of Ruthin, its post town, and 8 from ngollen. It is situated on the river Alyn, which in this parish, at the foot of the lofty hill called n-y-Brain. The par. includes the tnshps. of Trer- i and Trefydd Bycharn. Near tho village is a holy II, KU]I)KI:-:I (1 to be efficacious in the cure of epilepsy. ill" neighbourhood is the old house of Plas Bodidns, ancient seat of the Vaughims of Corsygedol. The 'ng is a rect. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 95, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church is dedicated to St. Tecla. Fairs are held on the 10th March, 6th May, 23rd Juno, 4th August, and 26th October, for the sale of cattle, &c. LLANDEGLEY, a par. in the hund. of Cefnllys, borough and co. of Radnor, 6 miles N.W. of Ne^v Radnor, and 10 S.E. of Rhayader, its post town. It is situated on the borders of Radnor Forest, which attains an altitude of 2,168 feet, and is watered by a tributary of the river Ithon. The par. includes the tnshps. of Llanvihangel-Nantmellan, Swydd, with Graig and Tyn- lan. Lead is obtained from the hills, and in some places quartz crystals. Here is a spring strongly impregnated with sulphur, which is much frequented in summer for drinking and bathing. The living is a vie. * in the dioo. of St. David's, val. 120, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Tecla. Tho charities consist of an endowment of 22 to William's free school, and other bequests, producing altogether about 43 per annum. LLANDEGVETH, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Usk, co. Monmouth, 3 miles N. of Caerlon, its post town, 4 S.W. of Usk, and 5 from Pont-y-pool. A tributary of the river Usk tlows through tho parish, which is of small extent, and wholly agricultural. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 164. The church is dedicated to St. Thomas. There are charities of about 2 per annum. LLANDEGWNING, a par. in the hund. of Commit- maen, co. Carnarvon, 7 miles S.W. of Pwllheli, its post town, and 10 from Nevin. It is situated to the E. of Portniull Bay. The land is fruitful. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Llaniestyn, in the dioe. of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Tegonwy. There are charities amounting to about 3 per annum. LLANDELOY, or LLANDYLWYF, a par. in tho hund. of Dewisland, co. Pembroke, 9 miles N.W. of Haverfordwest, its post town, and 8 from St. David's. It is a small rustic village. The living is a discharged vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. with that of Llan- howel, 140, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedicated to St. Teilaw. LLANDENNY, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Ragland, co. Monmouth, 3 miles N.E. of Usk, its post town, 3 S. of Ragland, and 9 from Monmouth. It is traversed by tho Olway brook and tho Monmouthshire line of railway, which has a station here. It is a small agricultural village. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 50. The church is dedicated to St. John. The parochial endowments produce about 4.5 per annum, besides six cottages for the poor. LLANDEVAND, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanmartin, co. Monmouth, 6 miles S.E. of Usk. Here are some ruins of an old church. LLANDEWY. See LI.ANDDEWY. LLANDILO, a par. in the hund. of Kemess, co. Pom- broke, 7 miles N. of Narberth, its post town. It lies at tho base of Mount Precelly, near the river Cleddau. The parish is for the most part hilly, and abounds with slate. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Llangolmar., in the dioc. of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Teilo. LLANDILO ABERCOWIN, a par. in tho hund. of Derllys, co. Carmarthen, 3 miles S.E. of St. Clear, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Carmarthen. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Cywyn and Taff. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of St. David's, val. 54. The church is dedicated to St. Teilo. Hero are the remains of what was a hospital for pilgrims. LLANDILOFAWR, a par. and market town in tho hunds. of Cayo, Perfedd, and Iskennen, co. Carmarthen, 14 miles N.E. of Carmarthen, 14 S.W. of Llandovery, and 203 from London. The Llanelly and Vale of Towey railway has a station here. It is situated on the side of a hill sloping precipitously down to the N. bank of the river Towcy, which is here crossed by a marble bridge of 150 feet span. The par. includes tho chplries. of Cwmamman and Taliaris, with the hmlts. of Manor- fabon, Tregib, and about a dozen other small places.