LLANILAR (LLAN-ILAR), a parish, consisting of the Upper and Lower divisions, in the union of ABERYSTWITH, upper division of the hundred of ILAR, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 6 miles (S. S. E.) from Aberystwith; containing 1010 inhabitants, of whom 514 are in the Upper, and 496 'in the Lower, division. This parish, which derives its name from the dedication of its church, is pleasantly situated on the southern bank of the river Ystwyth, and near the high road from Aberystwith to Cardigan. Part of it is hilly, though some is flat and liable to be flooded; the soil is in general shallow and dry, but produces good crops of corn, hay, &c.; and the surrounding scenery is in some parts pleasingly varied: within the parish are the seats Birch Grove and Castle Hill. Fairs are held on March 14th, May 13th, July 8th, and November 14th. The living is a discharged vicarage, rated in the king's books at £6. 13. 4.; present net income £95, with a glebe-house; patron, Bishop of St. David's; impropriator, J. P. B. Chichester, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Hilary, and pleasantly situated on the bank of the river, near Aberystwith, is a low ancient structure in good repair, with a square massive tower at the west end; the body consists of a nave and chancel, formerly separated by an old carved screen of etegant design, which has been recently removed. There is a place of worship for Welsh Calvinistic Methodists. Richard Jones, of St. Clement Danes, London, in 1792, bequeathed £300 Bank annuities, the dividends on which he directed to be paid to a proper person, being a member of the Established Church, for teaching six boys and six girls of the parish English, writing, and arithmetic; there are 40 children in the school, which is partly supported by this endowment and partly by payments from the parents; and about 300 males and females are instructed gratuitously in three Sunday schools. Mr. Jones also left the interest of £100 to be given yearly to the poor; and the Rev. Mr. Edwards gave £40, the interest to be distributed among poor tradesmen: the vicar of Marston upon Dove, in the county of Derby, in 1761, bequeathed £30; and Jenkin Williams, in 1732, and Morgan Parry, in 1762, gave £10 each; but the three last charities have been lost.