Loughor (or Llwchwr) | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Loughor (or Llwchwr)

Loughor (or Llwchwr), parl. bor. and par. with. ry. sta., in NW. of Glamorgan, on river Llwchwr, 8 miles NW. of Swansea - par., 364.S ac., pop. 2692; bor., 1216 ac., pop. 1513; P.O.; the par. consists of 2 townships - Loughor Borough Part, 1216 ac., pop. 1513, and Loughor Parish Part, 2432 ac., pop. 1179; is an ancient place, and has remains of Loughor Castle (1100). Loughor is a contributory bor. of the Swansea District of Parl. Boroughs, which returns 1 member.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description:	"parliamentary borough and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units:	Loughor Parish Loughor Borough Glamorgan Ancient County
Place names:	LLWCHWR \| LOUGHOR \| LOUGHOR OR LLWCHWR
Place:	Loughor

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