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Rh LLANSADWRNEN. 657 LLANSANNOR. LLANSADWRNEN, or LLANSADWRN, a par. in the hund. of Derllys, co. Carmarthen, 1 mile N.W. of Langharne, its post town, and 4 S. of St. Clears. It is situated near the river Taff. Limestone is quarried for building purposes, and for burning into lime. The village is small. The living is a rect. annexed to the vie.* of Laugharne, in the dioc. of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Sadwrn. Judge Powell, before whom the seven bishops were tried, had a seat here called Broadway. It is now a ruin. LLANSAINT, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Ishmael, co Carmarthen, 1 mile N.W. of Kidwelly. The river Gwendraeth-fawr flows through the tnshp. LLANSAINTFRAED, a par. in the hund. of Pen- kelly, co. Brecon, G miles S.E. of Brecknock, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Crickhowell. It is situated on the river Usk and tho Roman Via Julia Montana. The Brecon canal intersects tho par., which includes the vil. of Skethiog, formerly a possession of tho princes of Powys. The living is a rcct.* in tho dioc. of St. David's, val. 295. Tho church is dedicated to St. Tread, or Fried. It contains monuments of tho Jones family, and of Vaughan, a former rector, chemist, and astrologer. Tho parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. In this parish is a mansion called Buck- land, long the residence of a branch of the Gwynne family, now of Mrs. Gwynne Holford ; also Skethiog House and Noyadd. LLANSAINTFRAED, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth, 4 miles S.E. of Abcrgavcnny, its post town, and 10 from Monmouth. It is situated to the N. of the river Usk. There is no village, and only about half a dozen houses. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 73. The church has a barn-like appearance. Llansaintfraed House is the only residence. LLANSAINTFFRAID, or LLANSANTFFREAD, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of liar, co. Cardigan, 4 miles N.E. of Aber-Ayron, its post town, and 11 N.W. of Tregaron. It is situated on the coast of Cardigan Bay, and includes the hmlt. of Llannon. This is a sub- port of Abcrystwith. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 91, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Bridget, is a humble edifice, somewhat eclipsed by the ostentatious tomb to Colonel Gwynne Holford. There are trifling remains of what is supposed to have been a monastic establishment. The Calvinistic Methodists have a chapel. LLANSAINTFFRAID, a par. in the hunds. of Deythur and Pool, co. Montgomery, 5 miles E. of Llanfyllin, 9 N. of Welshpool, and 7 from Oswestry, its post town. Tho Llanfyllin branch of the Cambrian railway has a station here. It is situated on the rivers Vyrmvy and Tanat. The par., which is of largo extent, includes the tnshps. of Collfryn, Llanerchila, Treder- wenfawr, and Trewillan, with several hmlts. The village, which is neatly built, is situated near the sup- pose J site of the Roman station Mediolanum, on Watling Street, and the Cncr Sws military way. The soil is generally fertile. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 230, in the patron, of the bishop. The church exhibits a few details of the 14th century, although tho greater part is of the 17th. There are i ties amounting to about 9 per annum. Here are remains of British and Roman camps. LLANSAINTFFRAID-GLAN-CONWAY, or DI- SK KTH, a par. in the hund. of Isdulas, co. Denbigh, 2 miles S.E. of Conway, its post town, and 9 W. of Abergele. It is situated on the eastern bank of tho river Conway, near its mouth, and includes tho tnshps. of Dennant, Llan, Trallwyn, and Tre-Bwll. There is a chalybeate spring at a place called Bryn-y-Pobty. The village is considerable. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 2-10, in tho patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Bridget. The rities amount to about 2 per annum. Here are the 1 a cromlech. Fairs are held on the 14th February, 1st May, 1st August, and 1st November. LLANSAINTFFRAID-GLYN-CEIRIOG, a par. in the hund. of Chirk, co. Denbigh, 2 miles S. of Llan- gollen, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Oswestry. It is situated on the river Ceiriog, and includes the tnshps. of Glyn-Fechan, Nantyr, and Lavan, Isaf and Uchaf. The neighbourhood is hilly, and slate is obtained. Tho manufacture of flannel is carried on. The living is a perpet. cur.* in tho dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 200. The church is dedicated to St. Bridget. The charities amount to about 10 per annum. Fairs are held on 4th May and 6th October. LLANSALNTFFRAID-GLYN-DYFRDWY, a par. in the hund. of Edernion, co. Merioneth, 2 miles E. of Corwen, its post town, and 6 W. of Llangollen. It is situated in a hilly neighbourhood on the river Dee. The village consists of a few farmhouses. At a place called Raggett a view is obtained over the valley of the Dee. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 98, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church is dedicated to St. Fraid, or, according to others, to St. Bride. The charities produce about 1 per annum. LLANSAINTFRAED-IN-ELVEL, a par. in the hund. of Colwyn, co. Radnor, 4 miles N.E. of Builth, its post town, and 8 S.W. of New Radnor. It is watered by the river Edw, which runs into the Wye at Aberedwy. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 171, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church is dedicated to St. Fread or St. Bride. Tho charities produce about 2 per annum, besides tho right of participating in Powell's charity at Brecon, for the apprenticing of poor children. Here are some remains of Colwyn Castle, a seat of the Mortimers. LLANSAMLET, a par. in the hund. of Llangafelach, eo. Glamorgan, 3J miles N.E. of Swansea, its post town, and 4 W. of Neath. It is a station on the South Wales railway, which is hero carried up a steep incline before descending into the valley of the Tawe. Tho village, which is small, is situated on the river Tawo and tho Swansea canal. Here are collieries and copper works. The soil is naturally sterile, and the stunted vegetation is still further checked by the deleterious iniluence of the fluoric and arsenical acids from tho numerous copper works, so that the Vale of Tawo, as far as Swansea, exhibits an unparalleled scene of desolation. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. with the cur. of Kilvoy annexed, i'150, in tho patron, of tho bishop. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. Glanebrane is the principal residence. LLANSANNAN, a par. in the hund of Isaled, co. Denbigh, 7 miles W. of Denbigh, and 9 N.E. of Llan- rwst. Rhyl is its post town. It is situated on the river Aled, a tributary which joins the Elwy at .Pon- tygwiddel, and in which is abundance of fish. A large portion of the land is barren. Tho Lloyds were formerly the possessors. Tho banks of the Aled are much visited by tourists. In tho upper part of its course it runs through a narrow dingle, in which are two waterfalls, Llyn-yr-Ogo and Rhaiadr Mawr, about 5 miles from the village of Llansannan. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 370, in tho patron, of the Bishop of St. David's. Tho church is dedicated to St. Sannan. The charities produce about 3 per annum. On a hill hero are traces of a British amphitheatre, called Bwrdd Arthur, or Arthur's Round Table, thus described by Leland : " There is in the parish of Lan- sannan, in the side of a strong hill, a place where there be twenty-four holes, or places, in a roundel, for men to sit in, but som lesso and som bigge, cutto out of the mayn rocke by manna's hand; and ther children and young men cumming to seeko their cattelo, used to sitte and play." Fairs are held on the 18th May, 17th Sep- tember, 2Gth October, and 30th November, for the sale of wool and live stock. LLANSANNOR, a par. in tho hund. of Cowbridge, co. Glamorgan, 2 miles N. of Cowbridge, its post town. It is situated on the river Thaw. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 105. The church is dedi- cated to St. Senowyr. Tho charities are about 3 per annum. Llansannor House, formerly a seat, is now a farm.