LALESTON (Upper and Lower), 2 miles

W. from Bridgend. Popula. 447. LAMPHA, in St. Bride's parish, and po

pula. included therein.

LAVERNOCK, 4 miles S. from Cardiff. Popula. 84.

LECKWITH, 3 miles S.W. from Cardiff. Popula. 94.

LISVANE, 24 miles S.E. from Caerphilly. Popula. 230.

LISWORNEY, in Cowbridge hundred. Popula. 162.

LLAN-BLETHIAN, 1 mile W. from Cowbridge. Popula. 703.

LLANCARVAN (East and West), 34 miles S.E. from Cowbridge. Popula.

'746.

LLANDAFF is a very ancient city of

South Wales. It is 162 miles W. from London, and is situated in a beautiful country immediately on the banks of the Tuf, from which circumstance etymologists derive its name. It is, as a town, a poor miserable thing, consisting of nothing but a cluster of poor cottages, with here-and-there a somewhat superior house, and its only trade is that carried on by the very few shopkeepers of the place, who supply it with necessaries. The see is reported to be very ancient indeed; founded in the year 180; but of this there is not sufficient proof. It is said by Tanner, however, to have been founded by St. Dubritius, in the year 522, and it now comprises the chief part of Glamorganshire, and all Monmouthshire, except seven parishes. The only attraction in this city is its elegant cathedral, which is of architecture partly Gothic, partly Saxon, and partly Norman. The western front is extremely beautiful; over a handsome door-porch is a figure standing upon a stone tablet, one hand partly raised, and the other holding the pasto ral staff, and with a mitre on the head. This is supposed to be the figure of one of the earlier bishops of Llandaff. Above it are some very elegant lancetshaped windows, and above these another figure, but in a sitting posture, and holding a book in one hand. A very ancient and beautiful cross forms the summit of this front. On each side

were two handsome towers, one only of which now remains, and this one was very much damaged by a storm in 1703. The whole length of this building is 500 feet, and the breadth 80.

Several persons of note have been bu-
ried here, and their monuments are
preserved in the interior of the cathe-
dral. Near to the cathedral are the
ruins of an ancient palace of the bishops.
It is said to have been destroyed by
Owen Glendwr in his insurrection.
Population is 1,138. The fairs are held
on Feb. 9, Whit-Monday, cattle and
stockings.

LLADDEVODOG, 64 miles N.E. from
Bridgend. Popula. 296.
LLAN-DEILO-TAL-Y-BONT, 7 miles
N.W. from Swansea. Popula. 906.
LLANDEWY, 14 miles W.S.W. from
Swansea. Popula. 158.
LLAN-DOUGH, 1 mile S. from Cow-
bridge. Popula. 124.
LLAN-DOUGH, near Barry, 3 miles S.W.
from Cardiff. Popula. 78.
LLANDOW, in Ogmore hundred. Po-
pula. 119.

LLAN-EDERN, 3 miles S.E. from Caer-
philly. Popula. 348.
LLAN-GANNA, 24 miles E. from Bridg.
end. Popula. 231.
LLAN-GEINOR-ON-THE-HILLS, 6
miles N. from Bridgend. Popula. 335.
LLANGENNITH, 14 miles S.W. from
Swansea. Popula. 374.
LLANGEVELACH, 3 miles N. from
Swansea. Popula..5,860.
LLANGONOYD, 7 miles N.W. from
Bridgend. Popula. 958.

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LLANGUICK, 7 miles N.W. from Neath.
Popula. 1,428.

LLAN-HARAN, 6 miles N.E. from Cow
bridge. Popula. 288.
LLAN-HARY, 4 miles N. from Cowbridge.
Popula. 243.

LLAN-ILLID, 5 miles N. from Cow-
bridge. Popula. 180.
LLAN-ILLTERN, 3 miles from Cardiff.
Popula. 132.

LLAN-ISHEN, 4 miles S. from Caer-
philly. Popula. 360.
LLAN-MADOCK, 14 miles W. from
Swansea. Popula. 227.
LLAN-MAES. 2 miles S. from Cowbridge.
Popula. 198.
LLANMIHANGEL, 14 mile S. from
Cowbridge. Popula. 44.

LLANRHYDIAN (Higher and Lower), 10

miles W. from Swansea. Popula. 1,437. LLANSAMLET (Higher and Lower), 4 miles W. from Neath. Popula. 2,639. LLAN-SANNOR, 2 miles N.W. from Cowbridge. Popula. 188. LLANTRISSAINT, 170 miles W. from London. Popula. 2,585. Market, Fri.; fairs, Feb. 13, May 12, Aug. 12, Nov. 30, cattle, sheep, and hogs. LLAN-TRITHYD, 3 miles S.E. from Cowbridge. Popula. 220. LANTWIT (Lower), near Neath. Popula. 1,001. Fair, June 22, lambs. LANTWIT (Major), 5 miles S.W. from Cowbridge. Popula. 993.

LLANTWITVAIDRE (Higher and Lower), 3 miles N.E. from Lantrissaint. Popula. 610.

MAWR (Higher), in Llangevelach parish,
and popula. included therein..
MAWR (Lower), in Llangevelach parish,
and popula. included therein.
MERTHYR-DOVAN, 64 miles S.E. from
Cowbridge. Popula. 168.
MERTHYR-MAWR, 2 miles S.W. from
Bridgend. Popula. 128.

MERTHYR-TIDVIL, 176 miles W. by N. from London. Popula. 17,404. MICHAELSTONE - SUPER-AVON, 4 miles S.E. from Neath. Popula. 395. MICHAELSTONE-SUPER-ELY, 5 miles W. from Cardiff. Popula. 53. MICHAELSTONE-FEDW, 3 miles E. from Caerphilly. Popula. 512. MICHAELSTONE-LE-PIT, 4 miles S.W. from Cardiff. Popula. 82.

philly. Popula. 681.

LLANVEDOW, in Michaelstone-Vedow parish, Monmouth. Popula. 315. 5 miles N.E. from Cardiff.

LLANWONNO, 7 miles N. from Llan

trissaint. Popula. 1,044.

LOGUHOR, 6 miles N.W. from Swansea. Popula. 685.

LOWER or BOYDEN, in Llangonoyd parish, and popula. included therein. LLWYDCOD, in Aberdare parish, and popula. included therein.

LLYTHAN (St.), 6 miles E.S.E. from Cowbridge. Popula. 108.

MARCROSS, 5 miles S. from Bridgend. Popula. 79.

MARGAM, 7 miles S.E. from Neath. Popula. 2,047. Here there was a Cistercian Abbey, founded in the year 1147, by Robert Earl of Gloucester; rents 1881. 14s., now worth 3,7741.; granted, 32 Hen. VIII., to Sir Richard Moxell, and is now the property of Thomas Lord Marsel.

end. Popula. 117.

NASH (Extra Par.), in Cowbridge hundred.

NEATH, 197 miles W. from London. Popula. 2.823. Market, Sat.; fairs, Trinity-Thursday, July 13, Sept. 12, cattle, sheep, and hogs. Here there was a Cistercian Abbey, founded in the reign of Hen. I., by Richard de Grainville; rents 150l. 4s. 9d., now worth 3,0041. 15s.; granted, 33 Hen. VIII., to Sir Richard Williams alias Cromwell. NEATH (Genol or Middle), in Cadoxton

parish, and popula. included therein. NEATH (Upper), in the same parish as the foregoing, and popula. included therein.

NEATH (Lower), in the same parish as the foregoing, and popula. included

bridge. Popula.329. Fairs, Aug. 21, Dec. 12, cattle.

NICHOLASTON, 9 miles S. W. from Swansea. Popula. 119.

included therein,

Popula. 267..

pula. 77.

PENCOYD, in Coychurch parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile dis

tant N.E. PENDERRY (Higher), in Llangevelach parish, and popula. included therein. PENDERRY (Lower), in Llangevelach parish, and popula. included thereiu. PENDOYLON, 3 miles N.E. from Cowbridge. Popula. 365.

PENLLINE, near Cowbridge, 3 miles S.E. from Bridgend. Popula. 341. PEN-MAEN, 9 miles S.W. from Swansea. Popula. 140.

PEN-MARK, 4 miles S.E. from Cow

bridge. Popula. 477.

PENNARD, 7 miles S.W. from Swansea. Popula. 311.

PEN-RICE, 11 miles S.W. from Swansea. Popula. 345. Market, Thurs.; fairs, May 17, July 17, Sept. 17, Dec. 1, cattle, sheep, and hogs.

PENTYRCH, 34 miles S.E. from Llan

trissaint. Popula. 747.

PERTH-KERRY, 7 miles S.E. from Cowbridge. Popula. 98. PETERSTONE SUPER-ELY,

6 miles

N.E. from Cowbridge. Popula. 232. PETERSTONE-ON-THE-HILL, in Coychurch parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles distant N.E.

PORT-EYNON, 13 miles S.W. from Swansea. Popula. 355.

RYTHYN, in St.-Mary-Hill parish, and popula. included therein.

SOUTHERN DOWN, in St. Bride's parish,

and popula. included therein.

SULLY, 6 miles S.W. from Cardiff. Popula. 204.

SWANSEA, 206 miles W. from London.

Popula. 11,236. Market, Wed. and Sat., fairs, Easter and Whit-Tuesday, second Saturday in May, July 2, Aug. 15, Oct. 8, and the two following Sa turdays, cattle, sheep, and hogs. Here there was an Hospital, founded in the year 1332, by Henry Bishop of St. David's; rents 201., now worth 4001. TAFF, in Merthyr-Tidvil parish, and popula, included therein.

THOMAS (St.), partly in Swansea, and partly in St. John parish, and popula. included therein.

TRISSENT, in Margam parish, and popula. included therein.

TYR-YR-BRENKIN, in Llan-deilo-taly-bont parish, and popula. included therein.

popula. included therein.

Popula. 446.

philly. Popula. 972.

YNIS-Y-MOND, in Cadoxton parish, and popula, included therein. YNISLOUGHOR,

in Llan-deilo-tal-ybont parish, and popula. included therein. YNYS-AW-DRE, in St. Bride's parish, and popula, included therein.

and popula. included therein.

YSTRAD-DEVODWG, 8 miles N.W. from Llantrissaint. Popula. 985.

YSTRAD-OWEN, 3 miles N. from Cowbridge. Popula. 221.

A COUNTY of North Wales, bounded on the North by Caernarvonshire and Denbighshire; on the East by Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire; on the South by Cardiganshire; and on the West by the Irish sea and Caernarvonshire. It is 35 miles long, and 25 miles broad. It is divided into five hundreds; namely, Arduddwy, Edernion, Estimaner, Penllyn, and Talybont. The rivers are, the Dee, the Maw, and the Dovey. There are six market-towns, Bala, Corwen, Dolgelly, Harleigh, Dinasmowdwy, and Towyn. It is in the PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY, in the DIOCESE OF BANGOR, and in the NORTHERN CIRCUIT. The coun

ty sends one member to parliament. This is an exceedingly mountainous, barren, and bleak county. The climate is cold, the hills being covered with snow during some months of the year. Of the whole extent of country comprised in this county, not one half is in any way enclosed, and not above oneeighth is arable. It is said to have been pretty well wooded formerly, but that is not the case now. The soil of the mountains is a shallow, light loam upon rocks; that of the valleys and low-lands a peaty or clayey loam. The agriculture of the county is mere breeding and grazing of cattle and sheep; the former in the valleys and level tracts, and the Jatter on the hills, where they mix with herds of goats. The manufactures of the county are inconsiderable as exports. They consist of those of inferior wool

len goods, of strong coarse cloths, druggets, kerseymeres, flannels, stockings, gloves, wigs, &c., manufactured from the wool of the sheep fed on the hills. There are no mines in the county.

ABER-MAW.-See Barmouth. BALA, in Llanykil parish, and popula. included therein. 202 miles N.W. from London. Market, Sat.; fairs, May 14, July 10, Sept. 11 and 28, Oct. 24, Nov. 8, sheep, horned cattle, and horses. BARMOUTH or ABER-MAW, in the parish of Cowen, although situate in the hundred of Arduddwy, 11 miles S.W. from Dolgelly. Popula. returned with Corweu.

BETTWS, in Llan-fawr parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles N.E. from Bala.

BETTWS-GWERFIL-GOCH, 4 miles N.W. from Corwen. Popula. 273. Fairs, March 16, June 22, Aug. 12, Sept. 16, Dec. 12, sheep, horned cattle and horses.

CLININ. See Llangelynin. CORWEN, 194 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 1,809. Fairs, March 12, May 24, July 21, Oct. 10, Dec. 26, sheep, horned cattle, and horses. CWM, in Gwyddelwern parish, and po pula. included therein. DINAS-MOWDDU, in Mallwyd parish, and popula. included therein. Seated