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Rh LLANGADWALADR. 646 LLANGANTEN. English soldiers. Here are collieries and lime works, in which the people" are mostly employed. The river is here crossed by a stone bridge. The Roman Via Julia Montana passed through the neighbourhood. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of St. David's, val. with that of Llanthoysaint annexed, 267, in the patron, of the bishop. The parish church stands on gently rising ground. There is also the district church of Gwynvai, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 107, in the gift of the vicar. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Calvinistic Methodists, have each a chapel. There is a liritish school, also one supported by Mr. Lloyd. Slight traces of iron and lead have been found. Glansevins andTan-yr-Allt are the two principal residences. About 3 miles S.W. of the town, on the summit of a detached hill, called Garn-Goch, is a Roman encampment, in the form of a regular parallelogram, the walls of which are still in some places from 20 to 30 feet high, formed of large and shattered blocks, giving a Cyclopean appearance to those desolate and venerable ruins. Thursdav is market day. Fairs are held on 16th January, 12th March, last Thursday in May, 9th June, first Thursday after the llth September, second Thursday after old Michaelmas Day, and llth December. LLANGADWALADR, or EGLWYSAEL, a par. in the hund. of Malltraeth, co. Anglesey, 2 miles E. of Aber- ffraw, its post town, 4 N.W. of Newborough, and 1 mile from the Bodorgan railway station. It is situated within a short distance of the S. coast. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The principal residences are Bodowen, an ancient seat of the Owens, and Bodor- gan, the seat of F. O. Meyrick, Esq., which at one period was celebrated for possessing the finest gardens in Wales. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Bangor, val. 245, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Cadwaladr, stands on the site of one built in the 7th century, and was formerly a sanc- tuary. Over the S. doorway is a very ancient inscribed stone, which has been, thus deciphered : " Catamanus Rex sapieritissimus opinatissimus omnium regum ;" and in the church is a punning monument to Owen Wood. Adjoining the church are the Owen and Meyrick chapels, with an E. window of stained glass. A full account of this window, which has been restored by Wilmeshurst, is given by Browne Willis, in his History of Bangor Cathedral. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. There is a village school. LLANGAFELACH, a hund., one of the subdivisions of the co. Glamorgan. It is situated in the western part of the co., and includes the pars, of Llangafelach, Llanguick, and Llansamlet. LLANGAFELACH, a par. in the hund. of the same name, co. Glamorgan, 3 miles N. of Swansea, its post town, and 7 W. of Neath. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Tawe, and includes the tnshps. of Morriston, Mawr, Penderry, and Rhyndwy Clydach, and the hmlt. of Close. The South Wales railway ,has a station at Swansea. A battle was fought here in 990, in which Howel, Prince of South Wales, was defeated. This was formerly a demesne of Brecon College, and is a very populous parish, containing above 10,000 persons. Nume- rous copper-works and colleries give employment to the inhabitants. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. with the cur. of Gorseinon annexed, 300, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Cyvelach, is a modern edifice, affixed to the tower of the former one. It has monuments to the Llewellyn family. There are also two district churches, the one at Clydach, and the other at Morriston; the livings of both are perpet. curs., val. respectively, 150 and 85. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Calvinistio Me- thodists, have places of worship. The parochial cha- rities amount to nearly 30 per annum. In the neigh- bourhood some Roman remains have been met with. A fair is held on the 1st March. LLANGAFFO, a par. in the hund. of Menai, co. Anglesey, 4 miles N.W. of Carnarvon, its post town, and 4 S. of Llangefni. It is situated in the vicinity of the Chester and Holyhead railway, the Gaerwen station i>eing a short distance from the village. The place marshy, and mats are manufactured from the sea-wee In the parish are slight remains of Bodwyr, an old house of the 16th century. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Llangeinwen, in the dioc. of Bangor. The church, dedicated to St. Caffo, is a modern structure, with a spire, built in 1845. The charities produce about i'4 per annum. In the vicinity are views of the Snow- donian mountains, terminating in the W. with the abrupt precipices of Yr Eifl. LLANGAIN, a par. in the hund. of Derllys, co. Car- marthen, 3 miles S.W. of Carmarthen, its post town, and 6 N. of Kidwelly. The river Towey flows through the parish, the village being situated near the western hank. It is a small agricultural place. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 85, The church is dedicated to St. Synin. LLAN-GAMMARCH, or LLWYNCADWGAN, a par. in the hund. of Builth, co. Brecon, 7 miles S.W. of Builth, its post town, and 13 N.W. of Brecknock. It ia a small village, situated at the confluence of the riven Gammarch and Irfon, The par. includes the hmlts. of Penbuallt and Treflis. There is a spring of mineral water. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. with the curs, of Llanwrtyd and Llanddewi Aber- gwessin annexed, 209, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Gammarch. The paro- chial endowments, including that to Jones's school, produce about 24 per annum. There are remains of a British camp, 240 feet in circumference. Caerau and Llancadwgan are ancient seats, the first belonging to the Lloyds, and the latter to the Cadogans, and on the banks of the Gammarch is Llwyn-Madoc, the seat of H. Thomas, Esq. Several persons eminent in literature have been born here, including Jones, the historian of Brecknock ; T. Evans, author of " Drych-y-Pryf Oesoedd," or History of the Britons; James Howel, author of " Familiar Letters." LLANGAN, a par. partly in the hund. of Derllys, co. Carmarthen, and partly in that of Dungleddy, co. Pem- broke, 6 miles N.E. of Narberth, its post town, and 20 W. of Carmarthen. It is situated on the river Taf, and includes the hmlt. of Camveliu. In the vicinity ia Whitland Abbey, founded in the 12th century. The village is small. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 86, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Canna. There ia a village school. LLANGAN, or LLANGANNA, a par. in the hund. of Ogmore, co. Glamorgan, 6 miles S.E. of Bridgend, and 4 N.W. of Cowbridge, its post town. It is situated on the rivers Canna and Eweuny, and includes the vil. of Treves. Thero are limestone quarries, and lead is obtained. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of LlandafT, val. 244. The church is dedicated to St. Canna. It contains two crosses, one of ancient date. The charities amount to about 6 per annum. LLANGANHAFAL, or LLANGYNHAVAL, a par. in the hund. of Ruthin, co. Denbigh, 3 miles N.E. of Ruthin, its post town, and 7 W. of Mold. It is situated in a hilly district at the foot of Moel Fammau, and includes the tnshps. of Gales, Hendre-Wydd, Nant-y- Nef, and Rhos. Until recently a singular praci" existed here, for the elders of families to sit in chi before the communion table, whilst the rest of the con. gregation sit in their pews to perform their devotions. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val .407, in the patron, of the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Cynhaval. There is a Calvinistio Methodist chapel. LLANGANTEN, a par. in the hund. of Builth, co Brecon, 2 miles N.W. of Builth, its post town, and 3 N.E. of Llangammarch. It is situated on the bank of the Chweflru, which falls into the Yrfon, a tributary of the Wye. Llewellyn was killed in this neighbourhood. The Yrfon is crossed by a bridge a short distance above its junction with the Wye. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 64, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Catherine, ant-y- chairs