Llangyfelach, Glamorgan : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Llangyfelach. You may be able to find further references to Llangyfelach in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Llangafelach parish Bartholomew
LLANGAFELACH, or LLANGYFELACH a village, a parish, a sub-district, and a hundred Imperial

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Llangyfelach.

Place Type of entry Source
CARN-LLECHART a Druidical circle Imperial
Clase township and village Bartholomew
CLASE a hamlet Imperial
Gorseinon hamlet with railway station Bartholomew
GORSEINON a chapelry Imperial
Mawr township Bartholomew
MAWR a hamlet Imperial
Morriston village with railway station Bartholomew
MORRISTON a village and a chapelry Imperial
Penderry township Bartholomew
PENDERRY a hamlet Imperial
RHYNDWRY-CLYDACH a hamlet Imperial
Rhyndwyclydach township Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Clas 0 2
Penderi 0 2
Morriston 0 2
Penller Gaer 0 1
Landore 0 2
Gwenlais 0 2
Cwmbwrla 0 2
Swansea 33 6
Clydach 0 4
Llansamlet 0 2
St Johns 0 2
Gorseinon 0 2
Y Cocyd 0 2
Sketty 0 2
Gowerton 0 2
Llandeilo Tal Y Bont 0 2
Penyrheol 0 1
Port Tennant 0 2
Mawr 0 3
Loughor 5 3

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Llangyfelach. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
LLANGAFELACH John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
LLANGAFELACH OR LLANGYFELACH John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
LLANGYFELACH John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

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