Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MICHAELSTONE-LE-PIT, or LLAN FIHANGELYNYGVAELOD

MICHAELSTONE-LE-PIT, or LLAN FIHANGELYNYGVAELOD, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; near the coast, 3 ½ miles SW of Cardiff r. station. Posttown, Cardiff. Acres, 790. Real property, £672. Pop., 73. Houses, 18. The property is divided among a few. Limestone abounds, and lead ore is found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £65. Patron, T. B. Rouse, Esq. The church is good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Michaelston le Pit Parish       Cardiff Poor Law Union/Registration District       Glamorgan Ancient County
Place names: LLAN FIHANGELYNYGVAELOD     |     MICHAELSTONE LE PIT     |     MICHAELSTONE LE PIT OR LLAN FIHANGELYNYGVAELOD
Place: Michaelston le Pit

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