LLANFIHANGEL-AR-ARTH

"LLANFIHANGEL-AR-ARTH, a parish in the hundred of Cathinog, county Carmarthen, 9 miles E. of Newcastle-in-Emlyn, and 10 S.W. of Lampeter, and 14 from Carmarthen its post town. It is situated on the southern bank of the river Teifi, which is here crossed by a bridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Cwm-Arlloes, Fro, Gwyddcrug, Gwyddil, and Pencader. It was here that Grufydd ab Llewellyn defeated Hywel in 1059, and Henry II. received the submission of Rhys-ab-Grufydd in 1162. The village is a well-built and prosperous place. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's, value £127. The church is dedicated to St. Michael, and has some monuments. In this parish are traces of ancient burial-places."

"BLAENAN, a hamlet in the parish of Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth, hundred of Cathniog, in the county of Carmarthen, South Wales, 9 miles to S.W. of Lampeter."

"CWMARLES, a hamlet in the parish of Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, in the county of Carmarthen, 8 miles E. of Newcastle Emlyn"

"GWYDDGRUG and GWYDDIL, hamlets in the parish of Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth, county Carmarthen, 9 miles E. of Newcastle-Emlyn."

"PENCADAIR, a hamlet in the parish of Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth, county Carmarthen, 11 miles N. of Carmarthen. It was at this place Rhys-ab-Gruffydd made peace with Henry II. in 1163."

"VRO, a hamlet in the parish of Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth, county Carmarthen, 9 miles S.W. of Lampeter."

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