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Rh LLANYNGHENEDL. Gfi4 LLEWENY HALL. LLANYNGIIENEDL, a parochial ohplry. in the hund. of Llyfon, co. Angley, 4 miles E. of Holyhead, its post town. It is situated in the vicinity of Holyhead Bay. The land is fertile and well cultivated. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Llanfachreth, in the dioc. of Bangor. The church is an old edifice standing on the spot occupied hy one built in the 7th century. LLANYNYS, a par. in the hund. of Builth, eo. Bre- con, 3 miles W. of Builth, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Llanyammarch. It is situated on the river Irvon or Irion. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. A great part of the surface is mountainous and compara- tively barren. The living is a discharged rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 101, in the patron, of the bishop. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum. LLANYNYS, a par. in the hund. of Ruthin, co. Den- bigh, 3 miles N.W. of Kuthin, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Denbigh. It is situated on the river Clwydd. The par. is 8 miles in length by 2 broad, and includes Tre- fechan and Rhydonen, and four other tnshps. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. with the cur. of Cyfylliog, 415, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Saern. The charities amount to about 3 per annum. Bachymbyd is the seat of Lord Bagot. LLANYRE, or LLANHER, a par. in the hund. of Rhayader, co. Radnor, C miles S.E. of Rhayader, its post town, and 10 W. of New Radnor. It is situated in the vicinity of Castell Collcn, and is watered by the rivers Irthon and "Wye. The par. includes the tnshps. of Kilgee and Trawscoed. The little village stands on the Roman road which ran from Caerfagn between Rhayader and Knighton to Bullseum, the modern Builth. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Llanvihangel Helygen, in the dioc. of St. David's. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There are charities of about 2 per annum. LLAN YST YMD W Y, a par. in the hund. of Eviony dd, co. Carnarvon, 2 miles N.W. of Criccieth. Tremadoc is its post town. It is situated near the N. coast of Car- digan Bay, and is watered by the rivers Dwyfach and Dwyfawr, which arc crossed at the village. This was once the property of Howell-y-Vwyall, who took John, King of France, prisoner at Poictiers. The living is a rect.* in the dioe. of Bangor, val. 485, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is almost hidden in ivy. The parochial chari- ties, including 31 to Hughcs's school, produce 70 per annum. Plas Hun and Gwynvryn are the principal residences. A fair is held on the 17th April. LLANYWARED, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangirrig, co. Montgomery, 3 miles S. of Llanidloes. LLANYWERN, a par. in the hund. of Penkelly, co. Brecon, 4 miles E. of Brecknock, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Talgarth. This was a demesne of Brecon priory, to which it was given by Bernard Newmarch. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 81, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. LLAUGHARNE. See LAX.-OHAUNE, co. Carmarthen. LLAWHADEN, a par. in the hund. of Dungleddy, co. Pembroke, 3 miles N.W. of Narberth, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Haverfordwest. It is watered by the river Cleddau or Cleddy. The village, which is con- siderable, is situated on rising ground. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. with the cur. of Blctherston annexed, 152, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Aidan. It contains a monument to Bishop Houghton, bearing date 1388. Here are some remains of the old castle belonging to the bishops of St. David's, also of Bishop Beck's hospital. The former, now in ruins, consists of a noble gateway, with a bold, round arch, flanked by two towers of great strength, with open buttresses overlooking the valley of the Cleddau. There are other octagonal towers, and some trefoil lancet-headed windows. Ridgeway and Talybont are the principal residences. LLAWK-Y-DREF, a tythg. in the par. of Aberffraw, co. Anglesey, in the vicinity of the town of Aberffraw. LLAY, a tnshp. in the par. of Gresford, hund. of Bromfleld, co. Denbigh, 4 miles N. of Wrexham. It is situated on Offa's Dyke and the river Alyn. LLECFAEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanhamlot, co. Brecon, 3 miles S.E. of Brecknock. It lies near the Roman Via Julia Montana, and is watered by the river Usk. The Hay line of railway passes through it. LLECH, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanrhaidr-in-Kin- merch, co. Denbigh, 4 miles N.W. of Ruthin. This forms a part of the demesne of the see of Bangor. LLECHAN, a tnshp. in the par. of Gyffin, co. Car- narvon, in the vicinity of the town of Conway. LLECHCYNFARWYDD, a parochial chplry. in the hund. of Llyfon, co. Anglesey, 3 miles S.W. of Llanerchy- medd, 2 from Gwindy, its post town, and 9 from Holyhead. It is a small rustic place. Near the church is a stone pillar 9 feet high. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Llantrisaint, in the dioc. of Bangor. The church is a cruciform structure dedicated to St. Cynvarwy, and stands on the same spot as one built in the 7th cuntury. The parochial endowments are worth about 25 per annum. LLECHFRAITH and LLECHGRON, limits, in the par. of Llanegwad, co. Carmarthen, in the vicinity of the town of Carmarthen. LLECH-MAWR, a hmlt. in the par. of Lantwit- Major, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles S.W. of Cowbridge. LLECHRYD, a parochial chplry. in the hund. of Tro- edyraur, co. Cardigan, 3 miles S.E. of Cardigan, its post town, and 6 N.W. of Newcastle-in-Emlyn. It is situated on the northern bank of the river Teifi, which is here crossed by a bridge. It was the scene of the Rebecca riot in 1844. A battle was fought here by contending factions of Welsh in the llth century. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 109. The church of the Holy Cross is a small ancient structure. There is a Presbyterian chapel, built in the time of the Commonwealth. LLECHRYD-TY-CELYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llannefydd, co. Denbigh, 5 miles N.W. of the town of Denbigh. LLECHWEDDOR, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanwrtyd, hund. of Builth, co. Brecon, 11 miles N.W. of Builth. It is situated near the river Irvon, and has a chalybeate spring. LLECHYLCHED, a parochial chplry. in the hund. of Llyfon, co. Anglesey, 4 miles N.W. of Aberffraw, and 8 from Gwindy, its post town. The village is neatly built. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Llanbculan, in the dioc. of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Ilched. LLEDER, a stream rising under Mount Shabod, in co. Carnarvon, and falling into the Conway. LLEDROD, a tnshp. in the par. of Llansaintffraid, co. Montgomerj-, 4 miles E. of Llanfyllin, ' LLEDRODE, a tnshp. in the par. of Llansilin, co, Denbigh, 7 miles S.W. of Chirk. LLEDROD, LOWER and UPPER, tnshps. in the hund. of Upper Har, co. Cardigan, 6 miles N.W. of Tre- garon, situated on the river Wyrai, and including the hmlt. of Swydd. LLETHERGELE, a. tnshp. in the par. of Llanegwad, co. Carmarthen, 7 miles E. of Cardigan. LLETTYGYNFARCH, a tnshp. in the par. of For- den, co. Montgomery, 2 miles N. of the town of Mont- gomery. LLEWELL, a vil. in the hmlt. of Traian-Mawr, co. Brecon, 12 miles W. of Brecknock. LLEWENY HALL, an ancient seat in co. Denbigh, 2 miles N.E. of Denbigh. It was anciently the seat of Prince Marehweithian, the head of one of the fit'tt.-cn tribes, and about the reign of Henry III. came to the Salusburys, of whom there are portraits still remaining in the old mansion, which stands near the bank of the river Clwydd. It subsequently passed to the Cottons, the lato Marquis of Lansdown, and now belongs to the Hughes family.