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MAENAN, a township in Eglwysfach parish, Carnarvon; on the river Conway, 3 miles N of Llanrwst. Acres, 2,902. Real property, £1,845. Pop., 373. Houses, 80. A Cistertian monastery, a cell to Conway abbey, was founded here in 1283, by Edward I.; and was given, at the dissolution, to the Wynnes. The roof of its church was removed to Llanrwst; and only a small fragment now remains.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Caernarvonshire Ancient County |
| Place: | The Abbey |
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