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LAVERNOCK, or LARNOCK, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; on the coast, at Lavernock point, opposite Flatholm island, 5½ miles S of Cardiff r. station. It contains the hamlet of Cosmaston; and its post town is Penarth, under Cardiff. Acres, 1, 014; of which 390 are water. Real property, £676. Pop., 89. Houses, 17. The rocks include traces of lead ore. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Penarth, in the diocese of Llandaff.
(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: | Lavernock Parish Cardiff Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place names: | LARNOCK | LAVERNOCK | LAVERNOCK OR LARNOCK |
| Place: | Lavernock |
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