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LLANYWERN, a parish in the district and county of Brecon; near the Hereford and Brecon railway, 3½ miles E of Brecon. Post town, Brecon. Acres, 1,430. Real property, £1,942. Pop., 139. Houses, 29. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to Bernard Newmarch, and was given by him to Brecon priory. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £81. Patron, the Bishop of StDavid's. The church is dilapidated.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llan Y Wern Parish Brecknockshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Llan Y Wern |
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