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CEMMAES, or Cemmes, a village and a parish in Machynlleth district, Montgomery. The village stands in Gwernybwlch township, on the river Dyfi and the Mawddwy railway, 8 miles NE of Machynlleth; and has a post office under Shrewsbury, and a r. station. The parish consists of the townships of Gwernybwlch and Brynuchel-Tafalog. Acres, 9,247. Rated property, £2,805. Pop., 872. Houses, 187. The property is divided among a few. Some remains exist of an ancient circle for games. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bangor. Value, £288.* Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is good; and there is an Independent chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Cemais Parish Machynlleth Poor Law Union/Registration District Montgomeryshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | CEMMAES | CEMMAES OR CEMMES | CEMMES |
| Place: | Cemais |
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