Llanllawddog

Llanllawddog (Llan-Llaw-Ddog) - From 'A Topographical Dictionary of Wales' (1849)
LLANLLAWDDOG (LLAN-LLAW-DDOG), a parish, in the Lower division of the hundred of Eelvet, union and county of Carmarthen, South Wales, 8 miles (N. E. by N.) from Carmarthen; containing 779 inhabitants. This parish derives its name from the dedication of its church to Llawddog, an eminent British saint, who flourished in the early part of the sixth century. It is situated nearly in the centre of the county, upon the turnpikeroad from Carmarthen to Lampeter; and comprises 7013 acres of land, of which a considerable portion is open and uncultivated. The surrounding country, though not distinguished by any striking peculiarity of feature, is agreeably diversified with hill and vale, and in some of the vales are interesting combinations of rural beauty. At a short distance from the church is the seat, lately rebuilt, of John Lloyd Price, Esq., high sheriff of the county in 1840, whose estate, on which he annually employs a considerable number of the poor, who would otherwise become burthensome to the parish, is principally situate here. The living is a perpetual curacy, with that of Llanpympsaint annexed, the former endowed with £800, and the latter with £1000, royal bounty; net income, £150; patron, the Vicar of Aberguilly; appropriators, the Dean and Canons of Windsor, whose tithes in Llanllawddog have been commuted for a rent-charge of £200. The church, which is not remarkable for any architectural details, was formerly dependent upon that of Aberguilly, but was separated from it by an act of parliament. There are one or two places of worship for dissenters, and two Sunday schools, one of which is in connexion with the Established Church, and the other with the Calvinistic Methodists. John David bequeathed a rent-charge of £1, which, with another of 5s., continued to be paid out of two farms in the parish until 1832, when they were discontinued; and there are some smaller charitable donations, producing about 15s. per annum, for distribution among the poor.