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WENVOE, or Wenfoe, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; 5½ miles SW of Cardiff r. station. It has a post-office under Cardiff. Acres, 2,955. Real property, £2,997; of which £200 are in mines. Pop., 504. Houses, 102. W. House was built, by the Thomas family, on the site of an old castle; has a frontage of 374 feet; and is the seat of R. Jenner, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £363.* Patron, R. Jenner, Esq. Charities, £6.
(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: | Wenvoe Parish Cardiff Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place names: | WENFOE | WENVOE | WENVOE OR WENFOE |
| Place: | Wenvoe |
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