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

GWENLAIS, or GWILLAIS, a hamlet in LlandeiloTalybont parish, Glamorgan; 4¼ miles NNE of CastellLlwchwr. Real property, £498. Pop., 236.

Gwenlais through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22990

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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