Llanwrtyd

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Llanwrtyd (Llan-Wrtyd) - From 'A Topographical Dictionary of Wales' (1849)
LLANWRTYD (LLAN-WRTYD), a parish, in the union of Llandovery, hundred of Builth, county of Brecknock, South Wales, 12 miles (N. E. by E.) from Llandovery; comprising the hamlets of Clawddmadoc and Ll�chwether, and containing 638 inhabitants. The river Irvon runs through the centre of this parish, which is intersected by no less than four smaller streams, that discharge themselves into the principal river within its boundaries. These are the Cerdin, Cledan, Cledwiail, and Henog; and in their several courses to the Irvon, they add greatly to the beauty of the vale of the same name, which abounds with scenery of pleasing and diversified character, though other parts of the parish are barren and mountainous, especially the portion bordering on Carmarthenshire. The parish is distinguished for the efficacy of a mineral spring close to the river Irvon, discovered by the Rev. Theophilus Evans, vicar of Llangammarch, in 1732, since which time this has been a place of resort for respectable families, during the summer season. This spring, called Llanwrtyd Wells, and, from the f�tid odour of its waters, in Welsh "Fynnon Ddrewllyd," flows over a rich bed of sulphur, with which it is strongly impregnated; partaking also of a chalybeate nature, and containing a small portion of marine salt. The water is a specific remedy in all scorbutic and cutaneous diseases, relaxation of the fibres of the stomach, and in chronic distempers, and is considered by many skilful chemists who have analyzed it, to be inferior to none of the kind in Europe. D�l-y-Coed, about one mile below Dinas, and formerly the seat of the family of Jones, a spacious and pleasantly situated mansion, is always open for the reception of families frequenting the wells; the grounds attached afford every opportunity of exercise, and the surrounding scenery is greatly admired for its romantic beauty. Considerable additions have been made to the house, and suitable accommodation provided for visiters, who are boarded on moderate terms. The village, on the banks of the Irvon, derives an air of cheerful activity from the resort of visitors, and has been greatly improved since the efficacy of its mineral water has been established. The manufacture of woollen cloth is carried on through all its processes, from the introduction of the raw material to its completion for the market, in a large factory that affords employment to some of the inhabitants. The parish is intersected by the road from Builth to Llandovery.

The living is annexed to the vicarage of Llangammarch: the church, dedicated to St. David, is not distinguished by any architectural features. There are places of worship for Independents and Calvinistic Methodists. A parochial free school was founded by Mrs. Margaret Jones, of Great Queen-street, London, a native of the parish, who, in 1783, bequeathed �300 four per cents. for its endowment; the school is held in the vestry-room, and is under the superintendence of trustees, of whom the incumbent for the time being is always one. Of three Sunday schools in the parish, one is in connexion with the Established Church. Mrs. Jones bequeathed also the interest of �200, at four per cent., for clothing and feeding the poor; and �50, the interest to be spent in a feast on the 1st of November, for the trustees. Dinas, an ancient seat of the family of Lloyd, now in the occupation of a farmer, is situated at a short distance from the church, upon an eminence embracing an extensive and varied prospect. Immediately on the north, and almost adjoining the house, is a precipitous and beautiful knoll, completely clothed with wood, commanding a fine view of the Vale of Irvon, on each side of which the country for two or three miles is richly wooded. The proprietor of Dinas erected a handsome mansion in the parish of St. David's, Brecknock, to which he transferred the name of the original seat, and which was completed for his residence in 1826.

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