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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Llan Haran contained the following places:
"LLAN-HARAN, a parish in the hundred of Cowbridge, county Glamorgan, 3 miles W. of Llantrissant, 3 from the Bridgend railway station, and 5 N. of Cowbridge, its post town. It is situated on the river Ewenny. Here are collieries, limestone quarries, and iron and lead mines. The living is a curacy annexed to the rectory* of Llanilid, in the diocese of Llandaff. Tho church is dedicated to SS. Julius and Aaron. The parochial charities produce about £10 per annum. Llanharan House is the principal residence, where hounds are kept for hunting in this neighbourhood."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018