Llanddewi Aberarth, Cardiganshire

Description
Llanddewi Aberarth, a village and a parish in Cardiganshire. The village stands on the coast, at the mouth of the river Arth, 1 mile NE of Aberayron, and 13 NW of Lampeter. The parish contains also part of the town of Aberayron, which has a post, money order, and telegraph office (R.S.O.) Acreage, 4131; population of the civil parish, 1313; of the ecclesiastical, 1238. Remains of a fortified tamp, called Castell Cadwgan, are near the shore. The Aberayron Workhouse is here. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; net value, £267. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church is dedicated to St David, is ancient, and has been rebuilt. See ABERAYRON.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5