Llanrothal or LIanfrawther, Herefordshire
Historical Description
Llanrothal or LIanfrawther, a parish in Herefordshire, on the river Monnow, at the boundary with Monmouthshire, 5 miles NW by N of Monmouth. Post town, Monmouth. Acreage, 2014; population of the civil parish, 152; of the ecclesiastical, 80. A college was founded here in the 6th century by St Dubricius, and has left some vestiges. The Cwm is the chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford; gross value, £146. The church is ancient.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Herefordshire | |
Hundred | Wormelow | |
Poor Law union | Monmouth |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Llanrothal or LIanfrawther from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Llanrothal)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Herefordshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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