MELINEY, or MELINAU, a parish, in the union of CARDIGAN, hundred of KEMMES, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 8 miles Ss.
W. by S.) from Cardigan; containing 492 inhabitants. This parish is situated in the northern part:of the county, close to
the road leading from Cardigan to Fish-guard, and is intersected by the great road between the former place and
Haverfordwest. The greater part is inclosed and cultivated, and the remainder consists of barren heath and stony common,
forming a portion of the Percelly mountain; the soil in that part which is inclosed is tolerably fertile. The surrounding
scenery, though not greatly diversified, is enriched with some branches of the river Nevern, which flow through the parish;
and the adjoining country is not destitute of interest.. Of the rateable annual value of property, the return made
amounts to £1049. 19. 6. The living is a discharged rectory, rated in the king's books at £10, and in the alternate
patronage of Lloyd, Esq., who is lord of the manor, and the freeholders: the tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge
of £160; and there is a glebe of 6 acres, worth £10. 12. per annum. A Sunday school dords gratuitous instruction to about
80 or 40 males and females during the summer months. There are some ancient mansions in various parts of the parish,
within the limits of which also are the remains of a circular encampment, called Pen-y-Benglog, defended by a single
rampart.