LLANNON (LLAN-NON), a parish, in the union of LLANELLY, hundred of CARNAWLLON, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 6 miles
(N. by E.) from Llanelly; containing 1769 inhabitants. This parish, which derives its name from the dedication of its
church, is pleasantly situated on elevated ground, in the south-eastern part of the county; and is bounded on the north by
the parishes of Llanarthney and Llandarog, on the south by that of Llanelly, on the east by that of Llanedy, and has those
of Kidwelly, Llandeveylog, and Llangendeirn on the west. It extends six miles in length from north to south, and 41 in
breadth from east to west; and comprises by admeasurement, made in the year 1807, 11,466a. Ir. lap., of which 2507 are in
the hamlet of Blaenau, 3011 in that of Glyn, 3130 in that of Goytre, and 2000 in that of Ismorlais; exclusively of 381
acres, forming part of the Great Mountain, of 350 consisting of the Little Mountain, and of a few acres occupied by roads,
&c.: 7400 are arable, 3480 meadow and pasture, and 586 woodland. The surface is varied, being in some parts hilly and
mountainous; and the scenery in general is similar to that which usually characterises such districts. The lands, with the
exception of a comparatively small portion, consisting of part of the Great Mountain, the Little Mountain, and Mynydd
Sylan, are mostly inclosed, and in a good state of cultivation; the soil is chiefly a elayey loam, and the principal
produce,  corn, hay, and butter, for the latter of which it is much celebrated; coal-mines are in operation, and the
smelting of iron-ore by the use of anthracite coal has lately been commenced. The district is watered by the rivulets
Morlais, Guilly, and Gwendraeth- Vawr, and contains two gentlemen's residences, one of which is ancient; and a new
residence in the Elizabethan style has been commenced at Gelly-wernen. There is here no manor, the parish being situated
within the lordship of Kidwelly. The great turnpike-road from Swansea to Carmarthen intersects the parish, and the mail
coach through Bristol to Milford passes through the eastern part of it: the tram-road from the works in the Great
Mountain is continued through the parish to the port of Llanelly. Fairs, which are in general well attended, are held
annually on July 6th and December 12th. The living is a perpetual curacy, endowed with £800 royal bounty, and £1200
parliamentary grant; net income, £86; patron and impropriator, Rees Goring Thomas, Esq., whose tithes have been commuted
for a rent-charge of £775, subject to rates, averaging £75 per annum. The church, dedicated to St. Non, the mother of St.
David, the patron of Wales, was rebuilt 'in 1841 in the early English style, and is 59 feet in length and 344 in breadth,
and contains 606 sittings, of which 826 are free. A National school-house was erected in 1841; and there are four Sunday
schools, consisting of about 400 males and females, who are taught gratuitously. Robert Williams, in '1761, bequeathed £50
to the poor, the interest arising from which is annually distributed among them; but sev.er ral other small benefactions
by various individuals are now unavailable.