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LLANANXERCH. 626 LLANBADARN-FAWR. quality is obtained. The living is a cur. annexed to the reet. of Llaueugrad. The rude little church of Llanallgo is a cruciform structure, dedicated to St. Gallgov. It has attained a melancholy celebrity as the burialplace of the corpses washed on shore after the loss of the Soyal Charter steam clipper, on 26th October, 1859. There are remains of a chapel, said to have been built about the 7th century, and dedicated to St. Alltgo. Close to it is a holy well. At Moelfre is a cromlech of rather unusual size, resting upon seven supports. It is in contemplation to erect a column on the rocks above the bay to com- memorate the loss of the Royal Charter. LLANANNERCH, a hmlt. in the par. of Aberporth, co. Cardigan, 6 miles N.E. of Cardigan. LLANANNO, a par. in the hund. of Knighton, co. Radnor, 9 miles N.W. of Rhayader, and 12 W. of Kuighton. Newton Montgomery is its post town. It is situated on the river Ithon. Here is a spring of chaly- beate water. A large portion of the parish is open common. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. with that of Llanbadarn-Vynydd annexed, 150, in the patron, of the chancellor of the Collegiate Church at Brecon. The church is dedicated to St. Wonno. In the neighbourhood are some traces of Castle Dynbod, a fortress of great strength, reduced to ruins by Llewellyn-ap-Gruflydd, in 1240, also Fort Ty-yny- Bwlch. LLANARMON, or LLANARMON-IN-YALE, a par. in the hund. of Yale, co. Denbigh, 5 miles S.E. of Ruthin, and 9 N. of Llangollen. Flint is its post town. It is situated on the river Alen, near the pass of Bwlch Agricla and Fort Tommen-y-Vardra. The par. includes the tnshps. of Erryrys, Llan, and several others. Lead is obtained in some parts. The vale hero becomes enlarged and cultivated, and hence the term Dyffryn Ceiriog. The surface is mountainous and rugged, lying amidst the " wild hills of Yale." The lofty peak of Cyrn- y-braiu rises to the height of 1,857 feet. The Kving is a vie. * in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 282, in th-o patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Garmon, or Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre, who, with St. Lupus, led the Christians against the Picts and Saxons at Mold, and gained a complete victory. It contains several effigies one of an abbot of Valle Crucis Abbey, and monuments of the Lloyd family ; also a curious brass chandelier, thought to have belonged to the above abbey. There is a school endowed with pro- perty producing 33, also other charities amounting together to about 54 per annum. There are many tumuli or mounds in this neighbourhood. LLANARMON, a par. in the hund. of Evionydd, co. Carnarvon, 4 miles N.E. of Pwllheli, its post town, and 16 S. of Carnarvon. The village is very small, consist- ing of a few farmhouses. In the vicinity is the conical eminence of Cam Pentyrch and the village of Llangybi, where there is a mineral well. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Bangor, annexed to that of Llangybi. The church is dedicated to St. Garmon. There are charities producing about 5 per annum. LLANARMON-DYFFRYN-CEIR10G, a par. in the hund. of Chirk, co. Denbigh, 7 miles S.E. of Llandrillo, and 8 W. of Oswestry, its post town. It is situated on the river Ceiriog, and includes the tnshps. of Llowran and Uowarch. The village is considerable. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 250, in the patron, of the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is dedi- cated to St. Gennanus. Here are traces of a strongly- fortified camp. Fairs are held on the first Monday after the llth April, 13th August, and 19th October. LLANARMON-MYNYDD-MAWR, a par. in the hund. of Chirk, co. Denbigh, 3 miles S.W. of the above. Llanfyllin is its post town. The village is a small agri- cultural place, situated near the river Ceiriog. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 64, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedi- cated to St. Garmon. LLANARTH, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Raglaud, co. Monmouth, 2J miles N.W. of Ragland, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Abergavenny. It is situated it ot nen, id8 on a tributary of the tTsk, and includes the limit. Clytha. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Llandal , val. with the perpet. cur. of Bettws-Newydd annexed, 285, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. Tho church is dedicated to St. Teilaw. There is a Roman Catholic chapel. The parochial endowments produce nearly 60 per annum. Llanarth Court is the seat of the Herberts. LLAN-ARTHNEY, a par. in the hund. of Iskenne co. Carmarthen, 6 miles S.W. of Llandilo-Fawr, and E. of Carmarthen, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated at the foot of Mynydd Mawr, on the banks of the river Towy, which is here crossed by a bridge. The par. includes the hmlt. of Llanllyan and several other small places. There are limestone quarries and collieries. The living is a vie. in the dioc, of St. David's, val. 336, in the patron, of the bishop The church, dedicated to St. David, is much decay and has an ancient stone cross. There are two C vinistio Methodist chapels. In the neighbourhood the castles of Dryslwyn and Dynevor, also Grong Hill, and other places of interest. Here is a chalybeate spring. Middleton Hall is the principal residence. LLANARTH, NORTH AND SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of Moyddyn, co. Cardigan, 4 miles S.W. of Aber- ayron. Carmarthen is its post town. It is situated oa the river Lethi, and includes the limits, of Llyffannog, Mochros, Wern, and several others. Henry VII. was received here by the Lloyds previous to the battle of Bosworth. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. with that of Llanina annexed, 114, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Vylltyg, and has some curious monuments. In the churchyard is an inscribed stone bearing a cross with four circular holes. Here are traces of ancient camps. Noyadd Llanarth is the seat of Lord Kensington. Fairs are held on 12th January, 12th March, 17th June, 22nd September, and 27th October, for the sale of cattle and live stock. LLANASA, or LLAN-ASAPH, a par. in the hund. of Prestatyn, co. Flint, 6 miles N.E. of Dyserth, and 6 N.W. of Holywell, its post town. It is situated on the W. bank, and near the mouth of the river Dee, in the vicinity of Ofla's Dyke. The Chester and Holyhead railway passes through the neighbourhood. Corseddau, or Llanasa Hill, is an eminence about 700 feet high, with a signal tower on its summit. The par. includes the tnshps. of Axton, Picton, and several others. Tho people are mostly employed in the quarries, coal, iron, and lead mines, which abound in this locality. The workhouse of the Holywell Poor-law Union is in this parish. At the point of Ayr, near the mouth of the rivet Dee, is a lighthouse containing two fixed lights one 49 feet above high-water mark, which can be seen at tie distance of 1 1 miles in clear weather ; and the other light, intended for the navigation of vessels over the sands, only 12 feet above the water. The tithes were com- muted in 1839. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 297, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a commodious edifice rebuilt about the middle of the last century. It is dedicated to SS. Asaph and Kentigern, and has windows of stained glass said to have been brought from Basingwerk Abbey, also several old monuments. There is a school endowment of 22, and other charities, amounting to about 15 per annum. Gym, Golden Grove, Talacre, are the principal resi- dences. LLANBABO, a par. in the hund. of Tal-y-Bolion, co. Anglesey, 2 miles N.W. of Llanerchymedd, its post town, and 11 from Holyhead. It is a small agricultural place. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Llandeusant, in the dioc. of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St. Pabo, one of the early princes of Wales, who is said to have founded a church here in 460, upon -the site of which the present one is built. His tomb is still pointed out in the church. LLANBADARN-FAWR, a par. in the bunds, of ! Geneur Glynn and Upper liar, co. Cardigan, 1 mile E. of Aberystwith, its post town. It is situated on the