In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Derllys like this:

DERLLYS, a hundred in Carmarthen. It lies on Carmarthen bay; extends westward and northward to Pembroke; is bisected by the South Wales railway; and contains twenty-one parishes, and parts of four others. Acres, 103, 673. Pop., 14, 949. Houses, 3, 220.

Derllys through time

Derllys is now part of CARMARTHENSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how CARMARTHENSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Derllys itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Derllys in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20808

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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