Llanwonno, Glamorgan

Description
Llanwonno, a parish in Glamorgan. The church stands 4 1/2 miles W by N from Pontypridd. The civil parish contains Mountain Ash, Penrhiwceibr, Aberdare Junction, Ynysybwl, part of Pontypridd, Hopkinstowu, Gyfeillon, Hafod, Forth, Watt's Town, and Blaenllechan. Acreage, 13,109, including 111 of water; population of the civil parish, 30,712; of the ecclesiastical, 12,472. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of St David's, Rhondda Valley, and Christ Church, Ynys_bwl, in the diocese of Llandaff; net value, £265 with residence. Patron, the Vicar of Llantrisant. The church, situated up in the mountains, is dedicated to St Gwynno, a bishop who lived about the 6th century, is very ancient, and was beautifully restored in 1894 at a cost of about £3000. During the restoration the base of the piscina was found several feet below the ground outside of the building, and has been restored. A portion of a Celtic cross was also discovered.