LLANVAIR-ORLLWYN (LLAN-FAIR-ORLLWYN), a parish, in the union of NEWCASTLE-EMLYN, upper division. of the
hundred of TROEDYRAUR, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 4. miles, (E.) from Newcastle-Emlyn; containing 397
inhabitants. This parish derives its name from the dedication of its.church to St. Mary, and. its distill,. gnashing
adjunct from itssituation in a richly-wooded district in the south-western part of the. county: the road from
Newcastle,Einlyn to Lampeter passes through. it. It, comprehends. an. extensive tract of, amble and pasture land, which,
with. the exception of a very inconsiderable portion, is inclosed and in a state of good cultivation. The surrounding
scenery is richly diversified, and, in some parts, pleasingly embrace some interesting features on the banks of the river
Teivy, which flows near the parish. The living is. a discharged rectory, rated in the king's books at £4. 13. 4., and
endowed with , £600 royal bounty; present net income, £155; patron, Bishop. of St. David's: the tithes have been commuted,
for a. rent-charge of. £120, subject to rates, averaging £12; and there is a glebe of twenty-five mires, valued at £18
per annum. The church is. a neat edifice, appropriately, fitted up for the performance of divine service, but not
possessing any important architectural details.