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LLANTYSILIO. COO LLANVEYNOE. century a monastery was founded here by St. Illtyd, which became very celebrated in the Welsh Church as a school of divinity, numbering among its scholars the historian Gildas, St. David, and, as some accounts affirm, Taliesin, the chief of bards. Many of the abbots of Llantwit were bishops of Llandaff. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Llandaff, with the rect. of Llys- wornoy annexed, val. 347, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. The church, dedi- cated to St. Illtyd, is a very ancient and interesting relic of antiquity. It consists of two buildings adjoining each other, called the old and new churches. The latter, by a strange anachronism, called the New church, is appa- rently two centuries the oldest, having been built in the 1 3th century. It consists of a nave, aisles, and chancel, with a good rood-screen, in which are vacant niches once adorned with images of the twelve apostles. The old church contains some mural paintings and curious an- tique monuments, and has on the W. side a lady chapel about 40 feet in length. In the churchyard are the remains of a cross erected in the 6th century, a stone with a Runic inscription, and two Roman tombs. The parochial charities consist of 2 annually, the endow- ment of Griffith's almshouses. There are schools for boys and girls. In the vicinity are remains of a castel- lated house, called the Castle, and about a mile to the S.E. traces of the old seat, of the Seys family, originally a grange belonging to the lords of Cardiff. Near the coast are the Castle Ditches and numerous caves in the cliffs, in one of which tradition asserts that marriages were formerly celebrated. LLANTYSILIO. See LLANDYSILIO, co. Denbigh. LLANUFYDD, a par. in the bund, of Isalcd, co. Denbigh. See LLANNEFYDD. LLANULID, a chplry. in the hmlt. of Cray, par. of Devynock, co. Brecon, 7 miles V. of Brecknock, its post town. Here is a church, the living of which is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of St. David's, val. 120, in the patron. of the vicar of the parish. LLANUNDA. See LLANWNDA, co. Pembroke. LLANUWCHYLLYN, a par. in the hund. of Pen- llyn, co. Merioneth, 4 miles S.W. of Bala, its post town, and 12 N.E. of Dolgolly. It is situated at the south- western extremity of Bala Lake, and is watered by the river Dwfrdwy, a tributary of the Dee. The neigh- bourhood is wild and mountainous. The par. includes the tnshps. of Castell, Cynllwyd, Penanlliw, and Pen- arran. Slate is obtained here. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 140. The church is dedicated to St. Deiniol. It contains some monumental effigies, including one of a knight in armour, whose duty it was to attend the judges in their assize journeys, and protect them from the attacks of banditti. Here are Vaughan's almshouses, with an endowment producing 42, and Williams' school, 25, and other charities amounting in all to about 95 per annum. A short distance from here is a waterfall on the river Twrch. Coins and other Eoman remains have been found at Caer Gai, supposed to have been a Roman fort. LLANVACHES, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Caldicott, co. Monmouth, 6 miles S.W. of Chepstow, and 6 N.E. of Newport, its post town. There was formerly a castle here. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Llan- daff, val. 194. The church is dedicated to St. Dubri- cius. The charities amount to about 10 per annum. LLANVAIR, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandyssil, hund. of Moyddyn, co. Cardigan, 6 miles E. of Newcastle-in- Emlyn. LLANVAIR, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanvair- Water- dine, Mainstone div. of the hund. of Clun, co. Salop, 4 miles N.W. of Knighton. LLANVAIR-CLYDOGAtr. See LLANFAIII-CLYDO- OAV, co. Cardigan. LLANVAIR-DISCOED. a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Caldicott, co. 'Monmouth, 5 miles S.W. of Chepstow, its post town. It is situated near the forest of Wcntwood, and on the road to ITsk. The par. includes the hmlt. of Dinham, and the remains of Dinham Castle, now a ruin overgrown with wood. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Caenvent, in the dioc'. of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Here are extensive remains of Llanvair Castle, built in the 13th century, and consisting of a square and two round towers, blended with a farmhouse. Coins, urns, and other Roman remains have been found. LLANVAIR-KILGIDIN, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth, 5 miles S.E. of Abergavenny, its post town. It is an occasional station on the Monmouth branch of tho Taff Vale Extension railway. The village is situated on the river Usk, which is here crossed by a chain suspension bridge, only passable for foot passengers. Opposite the village is tho wooded eminence of Coed-y-Bunedd, crowned by an extensive encampment 1,440 feet in circumference. The view from the summit of the hill takes in the whole range of the Blosenge, tho sharp cono of the Sugar Loaf, and the Skyrrid range. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 395. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The charities produce nearly 10 a year. LLANVAIR-WATERDINE, a par. in the hund. of Clun, co. Salop, 5 miles N.W. of Knighton, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Clunn. It is situated in the vicinity of Offa's Dyke, on tho north-eastern bank of the river Teme, which divides this county from Radnorshire. Tho main road between Knighton and Newtown passes through the village. The par. is large, including the tnshps. of Clewilsey, Funnanvair, Maynethesney, Selly, Skyborry, and Trebert. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val 78. The church is a modern edifice, erected on the site of a former one. It is a stone structure in the Gothic style of architecture, and dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities amount to 5 annually. There is a National school for children of both sexes, the building for which was completed in the year following tho opening of the church (1855). The Earl of Powis is lord of the manor. LLANVANOS, a chplry. in the par. of Llangattock- Vibon-Avel, co. Monmouth, 6 miles N.W. of the town of Monmouth. There is a church, the living of which is a perpet. cur. annexed to the parish vie.,* in the dioc. of Llandaff. LLANVAPLEY, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth, 4 miles E. of Aber- gavenny, its post town. It is situated on the western bank of the river Trothy. There is no village, only a few farmhouses and cottages. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 231. The church is dedicated to St. Mapley. LLA-NVARETH, a parochial chplry. in the hund. of Colwyn, co. Radnor, 2 miles E. of Builth, its post town, and 1 2 from New Radnor. It is situated in a hilly district affording good pasture, and is watered by the rivers Wye and Vareth. The village, which is small, stands on the eastern bank of the Wye. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Aber-Edw, in tho dioc. of St. David's. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The charities amount to about 4 per annum. LLAN VEDOW, or LLANVEAU, a hmlt. in the par. of Michaelstone, hund. of Caerphilly, co. Glamorgan, 6 miles S.E. of Caerphilly. It is situated on the banks of the river Rumney, which is here crossed by a bridge. Ruperrah and Cefn Mably are two good residences here. LLANVERNACT. See LLANPYRNACT, co. Pembroke. LLANVETHERINE, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth, 4 miles N.E. of Abergavenny, its post town. It is watered by the river Trothy. The tithes were commuted in 1839. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 260. The church is dedicated to St. James. LLANVEYNOE, a. chplry. in the par. of Clodock, hund. of Ewyas-Lacy, co. Hereford, 9 miles S.E. of Hay, its post town, and 15 S.W. of Hereford. It is situated at the base of the Black mountains, and the river Monnow flows through it. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 6 1, in the-gift of the vicar of the parish. The church is a plain, ancient edifice of stone, dedicated to St. Peter.