LLANYCHAIARN, a village and a parish in Aberystwith district, Cardigan. The village stands on the river Ystwith, near the coast, 2 miles S of Aberystwith r. station; is a picturesque little place; and has a bridge across the river. The parish comprises 4,021 acres of land, and 160 of water. Post town, Aberystwith. Real property, £3,330. Pop., 580. Houses, 111. The property is divided among a few. A steep hill, called Chancery, commands a fine view of the Ystwith's valley. There are remains of an ancient castle. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £97. Patron, Sir A. P-Chichester, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Llwchaiain, and is good. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))