LLANWNNEN (LLAN-WNEN), a parish, in the union of LAMPETER, upper division of the hundred of MOYTHEN, county of CARDIGAN,
SOUTH WALES, 3 miles (W. by S.) from Lampeter; containing 325 inhabitants. This parish, which is traversed by the
turnpike-road from Lampeter to Cardigan, is bounded on the north-east by the parish of Lampeter, on the south by the river
Teivy, which separates it from Carmarthenshire, and on the southwest by the parish of Llanwenog. It comprises by
computation 2000 acres, of which about one half is arable, and the rest pasture and meadow, with the exception of 20 acres
of woodland; the lands consist principally of pretty rural valleys and hills of moderate elevation; and the surrounding
scenery is interesting and picturesque, comprehending many pleasing views of the adjacent country; the soil on the hills
is gravelly, and on the lower grounds, with the exception of a little moorland, a good loamy earth, suited to the ordinary
grains, which, with cheese and butter, constitute the chief produce; there is a stone quarry, from which a superior
mate-. rial is obtained. About a mile from the turnpike-road, and in the Vale of the Granell, is Llwyn-yGroes, a spacious
and handsome mansion, finely situated in the midst of flourishing plantations; the grounds comprehend much beautiful
scenery. Castell 139 is a modem house, built on an eminence on the bank of the Granell, ornamented with fir plantations,
and commanding extensive views of the surrounding country. A fair is held on December 13th. The 'living is a discharged
vicarage, with which that of Silian is consolidated, rated in the king's books at £3. 4. 9k., and endowed with £400 royal
bounty, and £400 parliamentary grant; present net income, £102; patron, Bishop of St. David's; impropriator, the Rev. D.
H. T. G. Williams. The church, dedicated to St. Gwynin, is a small edifice, without either tower or spire, and possessing
no architectural details of importance; it is 30 feet long and 18 broad, and contains about 70 sittings, of which 60 are
free. There is a place of worship for Unitarians. On the bank of the Grand', which flows into the Vale of Teivy to its
confluence with the superior stream, is a moated mound named Castell which was probably crowned with a fort for defending
the river and the pass of the vale, but which now serves only to give name to the farm around it; and there is also a
small encampment on the hill. In a field attached to a farm called Cevn Llew Trey, some curious silver coins were dug up a
few years since.