LLANYCEVN (LLANY-CEFN), a parish, in the union of NARBERTH, hundred of DUNGLEDDY, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 7
miles (N. by W.) from Narberth; containing 449 inhabitants. 1 his place is situated at the eastern extremity of the
county, where it is bounded by Carmarthenshire, which here makes an irregular curve' into this part of Pembroke; and at
the distance of about two miles from the parish, runs the high road from Tenby and Narberth to Cardigan. It has the
parishes of Llandilo and Llangolman on the north, those of Llandissilio and Bletherston on the south, and that of New Mote
on the west, and is watered by the Eastern Cleddy, which, after traversing it in a southerly direction, joins the western
river of the same name, to form the great haven of Milford. The surface is hilly, and the surrounding scenery is
pleasingly varied, and enlivened by the winding of the Cleddy and some small tributary streams, which join that river
within the limits of the parish. The lands are all inclosed and in a good state of cultivation; and the soil is fertile,
producing barley, oats, potatoes, and a little wheat: of the rateable annual value, the return made amounts to £1281. The
living is a perpetual curacy, endowed with £1000 royal bounty, and with £200 parliamentary grant; present net income, £51;
patron and impropriator, Sir R. P. B. Philipps, Bart. The church, built in a mixed style of architecture, and repaired
in 1841, measures 50 feet in length, including the ceancel, and 16 in breadth; and contains 128 sittings, all
appropriated. There is a day school, in which 40 children of both sexes are instructed at the expense of theirparents.