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Rh LLANLLAWEE. 654 LLANMEREWIG. LLANLLAWEB, a par. in the hund. of Kemess, co. Pembroke, 2 miles S.E. of Fishguard, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Newport. It is situated in a mountainous district S. of Fishguard Bay, and is watered by the river Gwayu. Here is a mineral spring. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Llanychllwyddog, in the dioc. of St. David's. There are many remains of antiquity in this neighbourhood. LLAN-LLECHID, a par. in the hund. of Uchaf, co. Carnarvon, 4 miles S.E. of Bangor, its post town, and 10 N.E. of Carnarvon. It is situated on the river Ogwen, and includes seven hmlts., the principal being Bethesda and Tal-y-bont. The mountains Carnedd Llewellyn and Carnedd Davydd arc nearly 3,500 feet in height. This is considered one of the largest parishes in the principality. There are several extensive slate quarries. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Bangor, val. 471, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Llechid. There is also the district church of Glanogwen, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 180. The charities, including a small school endowment, produce about 28 per annum. Cochwillan was the birthplace of Bishop "Williams, and the residence of Archbishop Williams. A fair is held on the 29th October. LLAN-LLEON-VEL, a par. in the hund. of Builth, co. Brecon, 2 miles N. of Llangammarch, and 6 W. of Builth, its post town. It is situated on the rivers Dulas and Irvon, and includes the tnshp. of Gwarafog. Near hero runs the Eoman road Caer Sws, a branch road of the Sarn Helen connecting Bannium with Deva and Maridunum. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 60, in the patron, of the bishop. The church contains mural monuments of the Gwynne family, whose seat was Garth, now a farm. LLANLLIBIO, a parochial chplry. in the hund. of Llyfon, eo. Anglesey, 3 miles S.E. of Holyhead, and 5 from Gwindy, its post town. This is rather a hamlet than a village, and is situated in a desolate part of the country. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. * of Llantrisaint, in the dioc. of Bangor. There is no church. LLANLLOWELL, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of TJsk, co. Monmouth, 2 miles S.E. of TJsk, its post town, and 1 2 from Chepstow. It is situated on the eastern bank of the river TJsk. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 130. The church is a small primitive edifice. LLANLLUGAN, a par. in the hund. of Newtown, co. Montgomery, 7 miles N.W. of Newtown, and 10 S.W. of Welshpool. Shrewsbury is its post town. It is situated on the river Ehiw. A nunnery of the Cister- cian order was founded here in the early part of the 13th century, which afterwards came to the D'Arcy family. No traces of the nunnery now remain. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 60, in the patron, of the lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is in the early English style of architecture. LLANLLWCHAIAEN, a par. in the hund. of Moy- ddyn, co. Cardigan, 5 miles S.W. of Aberystwith, and 15 N.E. of Cardigan. It is situated at New Quay Bay, where there is a small port. The people are mostly engaged in the fishery. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 256, in the patron, of the bishop. The churgh is dedicated to St. Llanllwchaiarn. LLANLLWCHAIAEN, a par. in the hund. of New- town, co. Montgomery, 1J mile N.E. of Newtown, its post town, and 6 miles S.W. of Montgomery. It is situated on the banks of the river Severn, which is here crossed by a bridge of three arches, and is partly within the borough of Newtown. The Montgomery canal passes through the par., which includes the tnshps. of Aberbechan, Gwestydd, Hendidley, and Kilcowen. Woollen cloth and superior flannel is manufactured here. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 355, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Llwchaiarn, is a structure of the present century, erected on the site of the former one. There are some traces of a Eoman road. Newydd Fraith is the chief seat. LLANLLWNY, a par. in the hund. of Cathinog, co. Carmarthen, 7 miles S.W. of Lampeter, and 14 N.E. of Carmarthen, its post town. It is situated on the river Teifi. The village is small, but neatly built. The living is a vie.* in. the dioc. of St. David's, val. with the cur. of Llanfihangel-Ehfisycorn annexed, 103, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Llonio. In the neighbourhood are remains of monastic establish- ments, also a barrow. Maes Criggie and Perthyberllan are the principal residences. LLANLLWYDAN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfi- hangel-y-Pennant, co. Merioneth, 7 miles S.W. of Dolgelly. LLANLLYAN, a tnshp. in the par. of Uanarthney, co. Carmarthen, 7 miles W. of Llandilofawr. It lies at the foot of the Myndd Mawr Mountain. LLANLLYFNI, a par. in the hund. of Uwch-Gorfai, co. Carnarvon, 6 miles S. of Carnarvon, its post town, and 13 N.E. of Nevin. It is situated to the W. of Snowdon, and is watered by the river Llyfni, which rises in Lake Nanlle, flows through here, and empties itself into Carnarvon Bay. Here are copper and man- ganese mines, also slate quarries, which afford employ- ment to the people. There is a tramroad to Carmarthen, for the transit of the products of the mines. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bangor, val. 240, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Ehedyw, is an ancient edifice built in the form of a cross. In this parish is an old house built on the site of one inhabited by Edward I., who is said to have made a stay here in 1284. There are remains of dwellings supposed to have been those of the first inhabitants, also of an ancient camp by the river. LLANLODIAN, ISAF and TJCHAF, tnshps. in the par. of Llanfair-Caereinion, co. Montgomery, in tho ' vicinity of the tower of Llanfair. LLANMADOCK, a par. in the hund. of Swansea, co. Glamorgan, 13 miles W. of Swansea, its post town. It is situated at the extreme W. of the county, between Bury river and Rossilli Bay. Limestone is obtained here. The village consists of a few farmhouses. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 112. The church is dedicated to St. Madoc. On the Llanma- dock Hill are the remains of a circular Eoman camp, and from this point there is an extensive prospect. A few years back many bones of extinct animals, as also some of the human species, were found here in a bone- cave on the coast. LLAN-MAES, a par. in the hund. of Cowbridge, co. Glamorgan, 3 miles S.W. of Cowbridge, itB post town, and 7 S.E. of Bridgend. It is situated in a very healthy spot near the S. coast. There are remains of a castle, which anciently belonged to the Melifont family. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 294. The church is dedicated to St. Cadocus. In the parish register are entries of the deaths of Joan and Elizabeth Yorath the former died in 1621 at the age of 180, ami the latter in 1668 at the age of 177. The charities pro- duce about 1 per annum. LLANMAETIN, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Caldicott, co. Monmouth, 5 miles E. of Newport, its post town and railway station, and 10 from Chepstow. It includes the hmlt. of Llandevand. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. with that of Wile- rick annexed, 250. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel. Tho parish is entitled to send two pensioners to the alins- houses at Chepstow. LLANMEEEWIG, or LLANMAREWIC, a par. in the hund. of Newtown, co. Montgomery, 3 miles N.E. of Newtown, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Montgomery. It is situated on the south-eastern bank of the rivor Severn. The Montgomery canal passes through this neighbourhood. The tithes were commuted in 1840. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 133, in the patron, of the Bishop of Llandaff. Tho church is