Llangoedmor, Cardiganshire, Wales Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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LLANGOEDMORE (LLAN-GOEDMAWR), a '''parish''' in the lower division of the hundred of TROEDYRAUR, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 2 miles (E.) from Cardigan. The name of this place, signifying " the church of the great wood,", is derived from its situation in a district abounding with timber of ancient and luxuriant growth, and with groves of stately oaks and other trees, for the number and beauty of which the immediate vicinity is eminently distinguished. Soon after the death Henry I, a memorable battle was fought near Crûg Mawr, a conical hill in this parish, between the Welsh, commanded by Grufydd ab Rhys and the English, in which the latter sustained a signal defeat. The parish is pleasantly situated on the river Teivy, on the turnpike road from Cardigan to Newcastle-Emlyn. The church, dedicated to St. Cynllo, was entirely rebuilt in the year 1830, and is a neat structure in the later style of English architecture, consisting of a nave and chancel, with an elegant little tower of two stages, rising from the centre of the nave, and surmounted by a delicate and finely proportioned spire. In the parish are, two places of worship for '''Baptists''', in each of which a Sunday school is also held.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47851#s8 A Topographical Dictionary of Wales]'' (1849), pp. 36-47. Adapted. Date accessed: 21 January 2014.</ref>