YSTRAD, a hamlet, in that part of the parish of LLANDINGAT which is in the lower division of the hundred of CAYO, county
of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 21 miles (S. W. by W.) from Llandovery; containing 178 inhabitants. It occupies part of the
right bank of the Towy, and the road from Llandovery to Carmarthen passes through it. Near this road stands Llwyn Been,
the beautiful seat of Major Rice, situated within view of the 'Towy, and sheltered by luxuriant plantations behind. There
is a ford across the river in this hamlet, the population of which is almost exclusively agricultural.