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DIRECTORY.] . 427 I.I.ANYNYS. Parry Henry, Bryn carredig Commercial. Da.vies Rev. John, The Vicarage Parry John, Scubion Davies Edward, grocer &c Parry Thomas, Fedwlas Davies John, manager of the Vale of Commercial. Williams Mrs. Elizabeth, Berth Olwyd Brick & Tile works DaviesCatherine(Mrs.),Cerrigllydion Williams Henry, Plas-y-ward J ones Thomas, coal merchant, Pla.s Arms P.H Williams Richard, Fern each & Railway station Hannan Owen, blacksmith Williams Thomas, Tyddyn lssa Jones William H. registrar of births, Roberts John, joiner & builder deaths & marriages Williams Isaac, joiner & builder, LI.ANRHYDD. Parry Hugh, station master Brynhyfryd Roberts John, corn & flour miller, Private Residents. Mereddydd mill Farmers. Alston Richard, house Roberts Robert, Drovers' Arms P.H Bloor John, Maesamod Elkington Howard, Bathafarn V ale of Brick & Tile works, Davies David, Penrhyn brick & tile manufacturers, John Davies Thomas, Tanyrowen Commercial. Davies, manager Evans Samuel, W ern Sheat Jones John cattle dealer Maes Williams Isaac, joiner &c Foulkes John, Pantglas isa Jones Willfam, blacksmith Williams William L. grocer &c Hughes Hugh, Penstreet Simon John Hampson, corn & flour Farmers. Hughes Moses, Penfforddwr miller Hughes Peter, Fron Lanlog Davies lsaac, Telpyn Hughes Robert, Pantglas-canoe Farmers. Foulkes John, Pantglass Hughes Thomas, Pantglas-ucha Baskerville William, Penrhos Hughes David, Pentforddwr Hughes Thomas, Pwllychwaid Griffiths Robert, Tyn-y-ca.eaw Hughes Edward, Glyn cottage Jones Thomas & Robert, Ty J ones John, Maes Llan Hughes William, Byrdir Jones David, Plas yr esgob J ones John, Cae r Groes J ones David, Plas-y-esgob Jones Elias, Pwllcean & Tyddyn Roberts David, Park gwynn • Jones David, Rhwylfa Jones Elias P. Plas Roberts John, Bathafarn farm J ones Edward, Penygraig Jones Henry, Penygraig Williams Thomas, Merllyn Jones Hugh, Tyny-y-canean .lanes Hugh, Tynycaen & Tydraw Jones John, Glanclwyd Jones Humphrey, Bodynys RHEWL. J ones Thomas, Penbryn Jones Thomas, Glanclwyd J ones Thomas, Rhydycilgwyn J ones Thomas, Plas each Private Residents. J ones W illiam, Plasinos Jones Thomas, Rhydycilgwym Colthart Mrs. Isabella, The Grange Parry Henry, Bryncaredig Lloyd Maurice, Telpin J ones John, Glanclwyd Platt Hugh, Telpyn Lloyd Owen, Bachymbyd Faur & Ty J ones Mrs. Hafondunys Roberts John, Mereddydd Maur Kershaw John W. Buarthen Roberts William, Byrdir Lloyd Thomas, Llawog ~iellor Wm. Rhdycilgwyn cottage Williams Henry, Plasward Lloyd William, Rhydonnen Wynne Mrs. Pontillon Williams Thomas, Tyddyn isa Parry Thomas & John, Plaseinos Yates Miss, Grove cottage Williams William L. Tyissa

SAINT ASAPH, WITH , AND AND THE PARISHES OF CEFN WITH WIGFAIR AND :MERIADOG, CW:M, AND OR DYMEIRCHION. SAINT ASAPH, anciently called "Llanclwy," is a is decorated, and was begun by Anian n. (1268- village, city and parish and the head of a see, union, 93), and probably completed during the first half of the county-court district and petty-sessional division, chiefly 14th century. It is finely situated on an eminence in hundred, in the county of Flint, excepting between the rivers Clwyd and Elwy, and is the only the townships of :Meriadog and \Yigfair, which are in one of the four \Velsh cathedrals which has this advan­ the hundred of Isdulas, in ; the city has a tage of position. In plan it is a simple cross, and con­ station on the , and section sists of choir, transepts, clerestoried nave of five bays of the London & North-Western railway, 218 miles with aisles, and a plain but massive embattled central north-west from London, 28 north-west from , tower, 40 ft. square and 100 ft. in height, and con- 15 west from Flint, 10 west from Holywell and 6 south- taining bells. The choir, built in 1867-68 from the east from Rhyl, and is agreeably situated on the de::-;igns of the late Sir G. Gilbert Scott R.A., is Early banks of the Elwy and Clwyd, near the point where English in style, but the east window is a reproduction these streams unite. The city is lighted with gas and of a decorated example at Tintern abbey, and is fitted supplied with water by local companies. St. Asaph, with stained glass, presented by Miss Sheepshanks, as together with seven other places in the county, forms a memorial to William Carey D. D. Bishop of the Flint Parliamentary district, returning one member. (1820-30) and of St. Asaph (1830-46) and to :Miss The see of St. Asaph is said to have been founded in Carey; the reredos, a handsome work, was designed the 6th century, about A.D. 583, by St. Kentigern, an by Sir G. G. Scott. The canopied stalls, 24 in exiled bishop of , who, being permitted by the number, are arranged under the tower, and returned at Prince of North to take refuge here, founded a a slight angle at the west end ; they are chiefly of good monastery on the spot, and erected a church from Late Perpendicular work, but have 1een repaired and which the place derived its ancient name ; it is affirmed have received some additions ; the bishop's throne is a also that he was the first bishop of the see, and that on 1 modern work of oak, in the Decorated style, ·with a his return into (c. 596) he was succeeded by gabled canopy. The organ is placed in the north St. Asa or Asaph, whose name both the place and see transept, under the north window of which is a manu­ now bear. The comprises the whole of Flint- ment to John Luxmoore D. D. Bishop of , 1807; shire and Denbighshire and parts of .Merioneth, Mont- , 1808; and St. Asaph, 1815-30 ; and his two gomery, Salop and Carnarvon. The monastic church, sons, Dean Luxmoore and J. H. M. Luxmoore, pre­ probably a structure of wood, formed the original bendary of St. Asaph ; here also, in the north-east cathedral, and in the 13th century was twice destroyed corner, is a huge incised stone slab, over 7 ft. long and by fire ; it appears, however, to have been rebuilt more 14 in. thick, bearing a shield of arms semee of fieurs­ substantially, though again ruinated, fragments of de-lis, a lion rampant ; behind the shield is a sword, window- jambs and masonry of 13th century date obliquely placed, and on the lower part of the slab is having been met with during the restoration ; the the figure of a greyhound chasing a hare. In the south existing fabric, with the exception of the modern choir, transept, standing erect, is a finely executed but much·