Description
Llandisilio Gogo or Llandysiliogogo, a parish in Cardiganshire, on the coast, 2 1/2 miles SW of New Quay, 7 1/2 SW of Aberayron, and 12 from LIandyssil station on the Manchester and Milford railway. Post town, New Quay, under LIandyssil. Acreage, 10,209 ; population of the civil parish. 1137; of the ecclesiastical, 742. The manor belonged to the Parrys or Ap Harrys of Gemos. Cwm Tydwr belonged to the Tudors. Remains exist of two ancient fortifications, the one 200 feet in diameter and double ditched, the other 204 feet in diameter and called Ciliau or Y Garnwen. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; net value, £180. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church is dedicated to St Tysilio, is ancient, and contains a screen, a piscina, and an octagonal font. The rectory of Capel Cynon is a separate benefice taken from Llandysiliogogo.
Llandisilio Gogo or Llandysiliogogo, Cardiganshire
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5

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