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LLANDDEWI-ABERGWESSIN, a parish in Builth district, Brecon; at the influx of the river Gwessin to the Irvon, 14 miles W by N of Builth r. station. Post town, Llandovery, under Carmarthen. Acres, 10,511. Real property, £652. Pop., 111. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The surface is mostly mountainous, wild, and waste. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the p. curacy of Llanfihangel-Abergwessin, in the diocese of St. David's The church is tolerable.
(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: | Llanddewi Abergwesyn Parish Builth Poor Law Union/Registration District Brecknockshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Llanddewi Abergwesyn |
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