Tregaron, Ceredigion, Wales Genealogy

Wales Cardiganshire  Cardiganshire Parishes Tregaron

History
"TRÊGARON (CARON, or TRÊV-GARON), a market-town and parish (formerly a borough), partly in the hundred of ILAR, but chiefly in the lower and upper divisions of the hundred of PENARTH, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 39 miles (E. by N.) from Cardigan, and 202 (W. by N.) from London, comprising the chapelry of Caron-Uwch-Clawdd, or Strata Florida, and containing 2282 inhabitants. This place is said to derive its name from being the burial-place of Caron, a Welsh king, who, from a low situation in life, raised himself, by his bravery and generous deportment, to the sovereignty, which he held for seven years ..." [From Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833] For more information see Tregaron, Cardiganshire at genuki.org.uk

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