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RUDBAXTON, 1 mile N. from Haver

fordwest. Popula. 563.

SLEBECH, 4 miles W. from Narberth. Popula. 386. Here there was a House of Hospitalers, founded in the year 1301, by Wizo and Walter his son; rents 184. 10s. 11td.; now worth 3,6901. 19s. 2d.; granted, together with several things in these parts, to Roger and Thomas Barlow.

has the one parish of St. Mary. Popula. 1,554. Market, Wed. and Sat. Fairs, Whit-Tuesday, May 14, July 20, Oct. 29, Dec. 4, cattle, horses, and sheep. TREFFGARM, 7 miles N.W. from Haverfordwest. Popula. 79.

TREWERN, in Nevern parish, and popula. included therein.

TWINELL, (St.) 3 miles S.W. from Pembroke. Popula. 252.

UPTON, in Nash parish, and popula. included therein.

USMASTON, 13 mile S.E. from Haverfordwest. Popula. 424.

VORLAN, in Maenclochog parish, and popula. included therein. WALTON (East), 4 miles N.E. from Haverfordwest. Popula. 218.

WALTON (West), 6 miles W. from Haverfordwest. Popula. 433.

WALWIN'S-CASTLE, 6 miles S.W. from Haverfordwest. Popula. 366.

WARREN, 4 miles S.W. from Pembroke. Popula. 149.

WHITECHURCH, 6 miles S.E. from Newport. Popula. 561.

SPITTAL, 3 miles N. from Haverfordwest. WHITCHURCH, 2 miles E. from St. DaPopula. 377.

STACKPOLE-ELIDOR, or CHERITON,
2 miles S. from Pembroke. Popula. 318.
STEYNTON, mile E. from Milford.
Popula. 2,405.

TALBENNY, 8 miles W. from Haver

fordwest. Popula. 192.

TENBY, 261 miles W. from London. It

vids. Popula. 939.

WILLIAMSTON, in Begelly parish, and popula. included therein. 5 miles N.E. from Pembroke.

WISTON, 44 miles E. from Haverford

west. Popula. 753. Market, Saturday. Fair, Nov. 8, cattle, horses, and sheep. YERBESTON, 6 miles S.W. from Narberth. Popula. 107.

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RADNORSHIRE.

A COUNTY of South Wales, bounded on the north by Montgomeryshire; on the east by Shropshire and Herefordshire: on the south and south-west by Brecknockshire; and on the north-west by Cardiganshire. It is about 31 miles long, and about 26 broad. It is divided into six hundreds, namely, Colwyn, Kevenlys, Knighton, Paincastle, Radnor, Rhiader. The principal rivers are, the Wye, the Elan, the Aro, the Somergil, and the Lug. The market towns are Radnor, Knighton, Presteigne, and Rhayadergwy. It is in the PROVINCE of CANTERBURY, in the DIOCESE of LLANDAFF, and in the SOUTHERN CIRCUIT. It sends two members to parliament, one for the shire, and one for the borough of New Raduor. Radnorshire is not mountainous, but it is very hilly. The soils are various, from a dark grey loam to reddish brown and deep loam, and from that to a spungy worthless peat earth. About the vale of Radnor is some of the best soil of the county,—and here wheat, barley, oats, rye, and peas, are cultivated. The mountain and waste lands of this county comprise about two-thirds of it, but the whole of this extensive tract is pretty good sheepwalk. The arable about one-sixth, and the pasture and woods another sixth. The horned cattle of Radnorshire are small, of a red colour, and very good. The sheep are very small, very hardy, and excellent meat. The horses are also small, but, like all Welsh horses, active, strong and hardy. The county contains no mines, though lead and copper ore has been discovered in one district of it. The manufactures are coarse woollens, and flannels and stockings, which the labouring people make for their own consumption.

BEGUILDY, 64 miles N.W. from Knigh-
ton. Popula. 974.
BETTWS-DISSERTH, 5 miles N. from
Builth. Popula 128.
BOUGHROOD, 7 miles S.E. from
Builth. Popula. 320.
BLETHVAUGH, 6 miles S.W. from

Knighton. Popula. 205.

BROULLIS, in Llanbister parish, and popula. included therein. BRYNGWYN, 10 miles E. from Builth. Popula. 330.

BWROA, in Old Radnor parish, and popula. included therein. BURLINJOBB, in Old Radnor parish, and popula. included therein.

CAROGE, in Llanbister parish, and popula. included therein.

CAS-COB, 4 miles N.W. from Presteigne. Popula. 1,941.

CEVENPAWL, in Llanbister parish, and popula. included therein. CLAES-CANNON, in St. Harmon parish, and popula. included therein. CLYRO, 2 miles N.W. from Hay. Popula.

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ABEREDOW, 3 miles S. from Builth. CREGRINA, 5 miles E. from Builth. Popula. 311.

Popula. 109.

BADLAND, in Old Radnor parish, and CWMBREETH, in Kevenlleece parish, popula. included therein. and popula. included therein.

BARLAND, in Old Radnor parish, and CWMGILLA, in Knighton parish, and popula. included therein. popula. included therein.

CWMLECHWEDD, in Llanbister parish, KNIGHTON, 158 miles W. from London.

and popula. included therein.

CWMYGAIST, in Llanbister parish, and popula. included therein. CWM-TOYDDWR. dred. Popula. 695.

In Rhayader hun

DISSERTH, 5 miles N. from Builth. Popula. 491.

Popula. 1,191. Market, Thurs. Fairs, Saturday after first Monday in March, Thursday before Easter, May 17, Oct. 2, last Thursday in Oct., Thursday before Nov. 12, sheep, horned cattle, and horses.

KNUCKLAS, a small borough, in the parish of Beguildy. Popula. included therein.

DREWERNE, in Glascombe parish, and LLANANNO, 10 miles W. from Knighton. popula. included therein.

DYFFRYN-ELLAN, in Cwm-toyddwr parish, and popula. included therein. DYFFRYN-GWY, in Cwm-toyddwr parish, and popula. included therein. DYSCOYD, in Presteigne parish, and popula. included therein. 24 miles distant W.N.W.

EDNOL, in Old Radnor parish, and popula. included therein.

EVENJOBB, in Old Radnor parish, and popula. included therein. 3 miles distant N.N.E.

FARRINGTON, in Knighton parish, and popula. included therein.

GLADESTRY, 9 miles S.W. from Knighton. Popula. 355.

GLASBURY, 4 miles W.S.W. from Hay.
Popula. 1,423.
GLASCOMBE, 4 S.W. from Knighton.
Popula. 539.

GOLLAN, in Llanbister parish, and po-
pula. included therein.
GWASTEDIN-FAWR, in Nantwell pa-
rish, and popula. included therein.
HARMON, (St.) 3 miles N. from Rhaya-
der. Popula. 793.

HARPTON (Upper), in Old Radnor parish, and popula. included therein. mile distant N.W.

Popula. 290.

LLANBADARN-FAWR, 9 miles E.S.E. from Rhayader. Popula. 416. LLANBADARN FYNYDD, 13 miles N.E. from Rhayader. Popula. 464. LLANBADARN-Y-GARREG, 4 miles E. from Builth. Popula. 86.

LLANBEDER, 6 miles S.E. from Builth.
Popula. 307.

LLANBISTER, 10 miles W. from Knigh
ton. Popula. 1,109.
LLANDDEWI-VACH, 5 miles S.W. from
Hay. Popula. 129.
LLANDEGLEY, 10 miles W.N.W. from
Knighton. Popula. 382.
LLANDEWY-YSTRADENNY, 11 miles
E. from Rhayader. Popula. 551.
LLANDILO-GRABAN, 5 miles S.E. from
Builth. Popula. 298.,

LLANDRINDOD, 6 miles N. from Builth.
Popula. 203.

LLANELWELTH,2 miles N. from Builth.
Popula. 176.
LLANFIHANGEL-HELYGEN, 7 miles
LLANFIHANGEL - NANTMELLAN, 6
S.E. from Rhayader. Popula. 89.

miles W. from Knighton. Popula. 388. LLANFIHANGEL-REDITHON, 9 miles W.N.W. from Presteigne. Popula. 344.

HEYOP, 4 miles W. from Knighton. LLAN-SAINT-FRAED-IN - ELVEL, ↑

Popula. 161.

KENNARTH, in St. Harmon parish, and popula. included therein. KEVENLLEECE, 10 miles E. from Rhavader. Popula. 371.

KILGEE, in Llanyear parish, and popula. included therein.

KINNERTON, in Old Radnor parish, and popula. included therein. 5 miles S.W. from Presteigne.

miles N.E. from Builth. Popula. 322. LLANSTEPHEN, 64 miles S. E. from Builth. Popula. 262.

LLANGYNELLO, 8 miles N.W. from Presteigne. Popula. 451.

LLANVARETH, 14 mile E. from Builth. Popula. 167.

LLANYEAR, 6 miles S.E. from Builth. Popula. 614.

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MICHAEL-CHURCH, 54 miles S.W. from
Knigton. Popula. 157.

NANTMEL, 44 miles E. from Rhyader.
Popula. 1,144.

NEWCASTLE, in Old Radnor parish, and
popula. included therein.
NEW - CHURCH, 7 miles S.W.
Knighton. Popula. 178.

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monly called Dom fair, for sheep, horned cattle, and horses. RHURWORRIED, in St. Harmon parish, and popula. included therein.

RULEN, 7 miles E. from Builth. Popula. 118.

SWYDD, in Llandegley parish, and popula. included therein.

TALFORD, in Old Radnor parish, and popula. included therein.

TLOWIS or LLOWES, 24 miles N.W. from Hay. Popula. 388.

NORTON, 24 miles N.N.W. from Knigh- TREBEWGOED, in Kevenlleece parish, ton. Popula. 312.

and popula. included therein.

PILLITH, 5 miles N.W. from Presteigne. TRECOED, in Disserth parish, and po

Popula. 68.

PRESTEIGNE, 151 miles W. from London. Popula. 1,941. Market, Saturday. Fairs, May 9, June 20, Dec. 11, sheep, horned cattle, and horses. RADNOR-OLD, 3 miles W. from Knigh ton. Popula. 1,255.

RADNOR-NEW,5 miles W. from Knighton. Popula. 426. Market, Saturday. Fairs, Tuesday before Holy-Thursday, first Tuesday after Trinity, Aug. 14, Oct. 28, sheep, Oct. 29, sheep, horned cattle, and horses. A corporate town, having a bailiff and twenty-five burgesses. Sends one member to parliament; right of election in the burgesses

pula. included therein.

TRELAN, in Llandegley parish, and po-
pula. included therein.
TREVOUREN, in Kevenlleece parish,
and popula. included therein.
TREWORN, in Llanfihangel-Nantmellan
parish, and popula. included therein.
TROWSCOED, in Llanyear parish, and
. popula. included therein.

VAINOR, in Nantmel parish, and popula.
included therein.

VAINOR-GLARE, in Glascomb parish, and popula. included therein.

of Radnor, Rhayader, Knighton, Knuck-WALTON, in Old Radnor parish, and
las, and Kevenlleece; number of voters,
about 1,000..

RHAYADER, 181 miles W.N.W. from
London. Popula. 647. Market, Wed.
Fairs, Aug. and 27, Sept. 26, first
Wednesday after Oct. 10, Dec. 3, com-

popula. included therein.

WHITTON, 4 miles N. W. from Presteigne. Popula. 129.

WOMASTON, in Old Radnor parish, and popula, included therein.

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