Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Genealogy

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History
"LLANGATHEN (LLAN-GATHAN), a parish, in the union of LLANDILO-VAWR, lower division of the hundred of CATHINOG, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Llandilo-Vawr; containing 1108 inhabitants. This parish is delightfully situated in a fertile district of considerable extent, celebrated for the richness and the diversity of its scenery . . . It comprises by admeasurement 5513 acres, of which 1873 are arable, 3400 meadow and pasture, and, by computation, 240 woodland and roads . . . the cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats, with the rearing of cattle, forms the principal employment of the farmers. . . The village, situated on the turnpike-road from Carmarthen through Aberguilly to Llandilo-Vawr, has a cheerful appearance, and is much enlivened by the number of travellers passing through it . . . The church, dedicated to St. Cathan, and standing on a lofty eminence [accomodates] 400 persons. . . There are two places of worship in the parish for Calvinistic Methodists. . ." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).] For more information see Llangathen, Carmarthenshire at genuki.org.uk

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