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CHERITON, a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan; on the Burry estuary, 8½ miles WSW of Loughor r. station, and 13 W of Swansea. Post town, Reynoldstone, under Swansea. Acres, 1, 419; of which 100 are water. Real property, £1, 022. Pop., 230. Houses, 53. The property is subdivided. Some traces exist of Boville castle. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £150. Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is ancient.
(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: | Cheriton Parish Swansea Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Cheriton |
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