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PAINSCASTLE, a village and a hundred in Radnor. The village stands on a branch of the river Wye, 5 miles N W of Hay; is in Llanbedr-Painscastle parish; was once a market-town; has traces of a Norman castle; is a polling-place; and has fairs on 12 May, 22 Sept., and 15 Dec. The hundred contains Llanbedr-Painscastle parish, nine other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 35, 477. Pop. 3, 587. Houses, 695.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Llanbedr Painscastle Parish Radnorshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Painscastle |
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