CONWIL CAYO

"CONWIL CAYO, (or Cynwyl Gaio), a parish in the hundred of Cayo, in the county of Carmarthen, South Wales, 7 miles N.W. of Lldandovery, its post town, and the same distance from Lampeter, both which have railway stations. The mines axe believed to have been worked by the Romans. It contains the hamlets of Cwmcothy, Lower Cwmtwrch, and Maestroyddin. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's, value with the vicarage of Llansawel annexed, £224, in the patronage of the Prince of Wales. The church, an ancient and commodious structure, is dedicated to St. Cynwyl: The Calvinists have a chapel. There are some small charities. It was a Roman station, situated on the Sarn Helen, and the remains of a Roman aqueduct, antiquities, and coins have been found. There are sulphureous and chalybeate springs. Fairs are held on the 30th May, 21st August, and 6th October.

"CAYO, a village in the parish of Conwil-Cayo, in the hundred of Cayo, county of Carmarthen, Wales. 6 miles N.W. of Llandovery."

"CWMCOTHY, a hamlet in the parish of Conwil-Cayo, in the county of Carmarthen, 6 miles N.W. of Llandovery. It is situated near the head of the river Cothy."

"CWMTWRCH, a hamlet in the parish of Conwil-Cayo, in the county of Carmarthen, 6 miles N. W. of Llandovery. It is situated at the junction of the rivers Twrch and Cothi."

"LOWER, a hamlet in the parish of Conwil-Cayo, county Carmarthen, 7 miles N.W. of Llandovery."

"MAESTROYDDIN, a township in the parish of Conwil-Cayo, county Carmarthen, 8 miles N.W. of Llandovery. It is situated on the river Twrch."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018