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LLANFIHANGEL-ABERGWESSIN, a parish, with a small village, in Builth district, Brecon; on the river Irvon, at the influx of the Gwessin, under Drugarn mountain, 12 miles W by N of Builth. Post town, Builth, Breconshire. Acres, 6,836. Real property, £652. Pop., 355. Houses, 56. The property is divided among a few. Lwyn Madoc is a chief residence. Most of the land is moorish and mountainous. Drugarn mountain has an altitude of 2,071 feet. Slate and lead ore are found. The living is a p. curacy, united with the p. curacy of Llanddewi-Abergwessin, in the diocese of St. David's. Value and patron, not reported. The church is tolerable. Charities, £13.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a small village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llanfihangel Abergwesyn Parish Builth Poor Law Union/Registration District Brecknockshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Llanfihangel Abergwesyn |
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