LLANGOEDMORE (LLAN-GOEDMAWR), a parish, in the lower division of the hundred of TROEDYRAUR, union of CARDIGAN and county
of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 1 mile (E.) from Cardigan; containing 985 inhabitants. 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 of Henry I., a memorable battle was fought near Criig Mawr, a conical hill
in the parish, between the Welsh, commanded by Grufydd ab Rhys, and the English, in which the latter sustained a signal
defeat. The pariah is pleasantly situated on the river Teivy, on the turnpike-road from Cardigan to Newcastle-Emlya, and
contains, in addition to the large proportion of woodland above noticed, a considerable portion of arable and pasture
land, which is inclosed and in astate of cultivation; the whole forms rather a hir7slurface of about five thousand acres,
having a variety of soils, among which clay prevails. The surrounding scenery is richly diversified, and in some parts
highly picturesque; and the views of the adjacent country combine many features of pleasing character. The parish contains
the hamlets Church, Cawrence, Blaenwennen, Penyboyn, and Poorlan, called also Weddva; and in the vicinity are several
handsome seats and villas, beautifully situated, and embracing extensive prospects. Coedinore, is a noble residence,
situated on a lofty eminence overlooking the river Teivy, commanding a fine view of the venerable remains of Kilgerran
castle, and sheltered in the rear and on the sides by an extensive wood of stately and well-grown trees: contiguous to
this seat formerly stood Castell Cevel, the ancient mansion of the lords of Coedmore. The name of this house, once written
Coed-Mawr, signifies "the great wood," and was probably bestowed on it &Om the luxuriant and extensive forest in which it
was built. The baronage of Coed-Mawr was conferred by Edward III. on Sir Robert Langley, constable of Aberystwith castle,
and lieutenant of the county of Cardigan, from whose family it passed by exchauge to the Mortimers, of whom Llewelyn
Mortimer, the first of that name who owned this estate, espoused Angharad, daughter of Meredydd ab Rhl,s, Prince of
Cardigan. Rowland, the sixth in descent from Llewelyn Mortimer, assigned it to his brother-in-law, Sir John Lewis, in
exchange for Castell Llwyd, in Laugharne, county of Carmarthen; and it subsequently came into the possession of the
Lloyds, by marriage of an ancestor of the present proprietor with Jane, daughter of Col. Jemes Lewis, a gentleman who was
rather actively engaged daring the civil commotion of the seventeenth century: Llaxgoedmore Place, a handsome mansion,
built by John Lloyd, Esq., of Plymouth, is delightfully situated in grounds beautifully laid out, commanding an
interesting view of the town of Cardigan, the village of St. Dogmaers, the river Teivy, covered with shipping, and other
picturesque objects. Trdvorgan, is a substantial mansion, pleasantly situated in grounds comprising much varied and there
are also some other gentlemen's residences on a smaller scale. Slate of good quality is found within the parish, and some
quarries have been opened, and worked, with considerable success; the river Teivy, which is here navigable, flows near the
quarries, and affords every facility for the exportation of their produce. The living is a rectory, rated in the king's
books 42 at £12. 18. 61., and in the patron we of the Principal and Tutors of St. David's College, Ininpeter: the tithes
have been commuted for a rent-charge of £440. 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; the expense of its erection was defrayed by a parochial rate, and the interior is well arranged and appropriately
fitted up for the performance of divine service. There is a place of worship for Baptists, who have also a Sunday school,
in which about 110 males and females are gratuitously instnicted; and there is smother Sunday school in counexinn with the
Established Chards, which is attended by about 90. Near TrAvorgan is a spring called St. Cynlle's Well, to which
extraordinary healing properties were formerly ascribed.