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MERTHYR, a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen; on the river Cowin, near the South Wales railway, 4 miles W of Carmarthen. Post town, Carmad.then. Acres, 2,218. Real property, £2,055. Polp., 287. Houses, 41. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £158.* Patron, not reported.
(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: | Merthyr Parish Carmarthenshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Merthyr |
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