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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of Cilgerran contained the following places:

"CILGERRAN, a parish in the hundred of the same name, county Pembroke, 2 miles S.E. of Cardigan. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the river Teifi. The inhabitants are engaged in the slate quarries, boot and shoe making, and in the fisheries. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of St. David's, value £138. The church is a small plain structure. There are National and other schools."

"PENTRE, a hamlet in the parish and hundred of Cilgerran, county Pembroke, 3 miles S.E. of Cardigan. It is situated near the river Teifi."

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