Marros, Carmarthenshire, Wales Genealogy

Wales Carmarthenshire  Carmarthenshire Parishes Marros

History
"MARROS, a parish, in the union of NARBERTH, lower division of the hundred of DERLLYS, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 7 miles (W. by S.) from Laugharne; containing 180 inhabitants. This parish is situated at the south-western extremity of the county, bordering on the county of Pembroke, and bounded on the south by the shore of Carmarthen bay; the surface is wild and broken, and considerable portions of the land are barren and uncultivated. Marros mountain comprises a large tract of stony sterile ground, and the whole district presents a rugged and dreary aspect. Iron-stone and coal are thought to abound here, but no works have yet been established for procuring these minerals . . . The coast is composed of a fine sandy beach, a few miles in length, and well-adapted for sea-bathing from the shallowness of the water for a considerable distance from the shore. There are several neat and respectable esidences scattered over the lower part of the parish. . . The church, dedicated to St. Laurence, is not distinguished by any architectiural details. . . " [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).] For more information see Marros, Carmarthenshire at genuki.org.uk

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