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DIRECTORY.] .SOUTH 'VALES. BRECON. 87 BOULSTON is 8 parish on the West Cleddau river, of D. J. Innes Ackland esg. D.L. and is at present (1895) county of Pembroke, 3~ miles south-east from Haver- vacant. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel at Mil fordwest and 3 south-east from the station of same ford Pill. Boulston House, a large stone building, the name on the Great Western railway; in the hundred property of D. Jr Innes Ackland esg. D.L., J.P. who is end petty sessional division of Dungieddy, county lord of the manor, is nQw occupied by Lady Catherine court. district and uni'On of Haverfordwest, rural AlIen. Sir Charles E. Gregg Phillips bart. and D. J. I. deanery of Dungleddy, and archdeaconry and diocese Ackland esg. are the principal landowners. The soil is of St. David's. The church is an ancient building of clay, chief crops wheat, barley, oats &; root crops. The stone,in the Early English style,and consists of chancel \lnd area is 1,570 acres.; rateable value £836; the population nave, and 8.turret oontaining I bell; there are some old in 1891 was III. monuments to the members of the Wogan family. The church affords 60 sittings. The register of baptisms Letters are received at 9 a.m. from Haverfordwest, whicl) and burials dates from the year 1799, marriages from 1833. is the nearest post, money order & telegraph office The living is a donative, net yearly value £12, in the gift The children of this place attend the school at Uzmaston Allen Lady Catherine, Boulston ha Harries Mary (Miss), Milling Lewis Thomas, Hill block Nicholas Job, Norchard Lewis Henry, Hill block Nicholasr Job,Norchard & Rosen green Lewis Levi, Eastwood Noott William, Hill block FARMERS. Lewis Mary (Mrs.), Lake villa Thomas Richard, Boulston farm Belton John Jesse, Boulston Home fm Lewis Thomas, Hanton BRAWDY is a parish in the county of Pembroke, 8 the residence of Captain Roch. Sir Owen Henry PhilipP$ miles south-west from Letterston station, on the Clynder- Scourfield bart. Captain Roch, Mrs. Each and the Rev. wen and Letterston railway, 7 east from St. David's and F. J ones are the principal landowners. The soil is sand; 9 nOl"th-west from Haverfordwest, in the hundred and the chief crops are barley and oats. The area is 5.534 petty sessi<mal division of Dewisland, COUDJty oourt district acres; rateable value £3,207; the population in 1891 and union of Haverfordwest, and in the rural deanery of was 477. Dewisland, and archdeaconry and diocese of St. David's. Parish Clerk, William Lewis. The church of St. David is an ancient building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave and one aisle, south porch and Post Office, Pen-y-cwm (Railway Sub-Office. Letter! bell-turret, containing I bell. The church was restored should have R.S.O. Pembrokeshire added).-Henry in 1884 and affol"ds 160 sittings; the registers of baptism.-s Davies, sub-postmaster. Letters received at 8.5 a.m. and burials date from the year 1783, marriages 1754. & dispatched at 5 p.m. POSital orders are issued here, The living is a vicarage, with that of Hayscastle attached, but not paid. The neares,t money order &; telegraph tithe rent-charge £100, average £74, net income £300, office is at Solva in the gift of the Bishop of St. David's, and held SinCb A School Board of 5 members was formed 19 May, 1871. 1878 by the Rev. John Watts. There are two Independent Board School (formerly British)(mixed); average attend- chapels, and a Methodist chapel. In this parish is a ance, 60; John Thomas, master. mound, the site of Poyntz Castle (Castrum Pontii), National School (mixed), built in 1863, for 120 children; supposed to have been a Roman watch tower. Llether is average attendance, 15; Miss Jr B. Owens, mistress Roch Capt. Llether Davies Levi, Lochvane Jenkins Thomas, Great Hook Watts Rev. John (vicar),Tucking mill Davies Levi, Trefgarn Jenkins Thomas, Silver hill COMMERCIAL. Evans George, Tankerston Llewellyn Sarah (Mrs.), Pengorse Davies Henry, blacksmith Griffiths David, Park hall Morris William, Ewe-ston Davies Henry, carpenter Griffiths James·, Bryngwyn Owen Mrs. Bramble Lewis William,miller(water),New mill Griffiths Samuel, Poyntz castle Perkins William, Asheston Phillips David, shopkeeper Griffiths William, Rickeston hall Phillips David, Trenewydd Reynish May (Mrs.), Boch Bridge P.H Gwyther Richard, Llether Prosser Ja.mes Henry, Poyntz castle Wilcox Alfd.mllr.(water),Brawdy mill Gwyther Thomas Reynish James, White lodg~ Wilcox Henry, mason Harries George, Castle l"illa Reynish William, Mutton hall Wilcox John, mason Harries George, Treffgarn Owen Symmons Thomas, Talyfont FARMERS. Harries William, Meardy Thomas James, Pantier Bevan Wiliam, Kewgate James Henry, Penswen Wade Joli~ R. Tankerston BRECHFA is a parish in ·the easwrn division of the and held since 1880 by the Rev. David Morris Jones RA. county of Oarmal'lthen, 6! miles north from Nantgaredlig of St. David's College, Lampeter. There is a Calvinistic station, on the Central Wales and CarmaI'lthen Junction Methodist chapel. ,T. W. Gwynne Hughes esq. is the railway, 12 north-east from Carmarthen, and 10 north- principal landowner. The soil is day; the chief crops are wes·t from Llandilofawr, in the hundred of Cathinog, barley and oats. The area js 534 acres; rateable value~ petty sessional division and county court district of £3II; the population in 1891 "W-P!' 85. Llandilo, union of Llandilofawr, and in the rural deanery Parish Clerk, David Thomas.' of Llandilo, archdeaconry of Carmarthen and diocese Post Office.-Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, ,sub-postmistress. of Sot. David's. The church of St. Teilo, built in 1893 at a Le.tters through Nantgaredig R.S.O. Carmarthenshire. cost of £1,300, is a building of stone, consisting of chancel, Letters received from Carmarthen at 9.45 a.m.; dis- nave, north porch, and a turret containing I bell. The patched at 2.45 p.m. Postal orders are issued here, church affords 120 sittings; the registers of baptisms and but not paid. The nearest money order & telegraph burials date fr()m the year 1780, marriages 1806. The office is at Nantgaredig living is a rectory, tithe rent-charge £21, average £15, Thrs parish is included in the Llanegwad United School gross income £160, net £roo, with residence, in the gift Board dis,trict, formed 18 Feb. 1876. of J. W. Gwynne Hughes esg. of Llandilo, and MajoT Board School (mixed). built in 1880 for 120 children; Morgan Grenville, Morton lodge, Buckingham,alternately, average attendance, 76; John D. Williams, master Jones Rev. David Morris B.A. The Lewis Eliza (Mrs.), Forest Arms P.H Davies Davies, Gilfachgoch Rectory Thomas David, grocer & draper Davies Llwyn Price Rev. Thomas (Calvinistic Meth) Thomas David, tailor Davies Thomas, Brynyrdion COMMERCIAL. Thomas Leys·on, carpenter Lewis David, Pantyfedwen Eyans Daniel, grcr.& drpr. Post office FARlIIERS. Morris David, Trebach Evans John, blacksmith Davies Davies, Ahergole Morris William, Gilfachwen BRECON. BRECON, or Brecknock, is a municipal bOTough, market railway communication with the north via Three Cocks an.d uru{)lJ1 town, head of a county court district. pe,trty Junotion, Builth and Llanidloos; 6aIs.'t~rd by the Hay sess,ionel divislion and chief town of its COWlty, in the and Hereforo line; to the south via M:ewhyr or Neath, hund'reds of Mertfuyr and PeI1JCeIly, rural deanery 01 these lines uniting at· B~econ. and westwa.rd by wa;y of Breoon (first part), archdJeaoonry of Breoon and diocese oJ Three Cocks Junction, Builth road and Carmarthen, or St. David's, and is 190 miles by rail, 170 by rood from via Ne3lth and Swansea.. The Merlhyr and Oambrian lines LoncLon, 59 from Bristol, 37i from Here{md, 36 from unite at Ta.lyllyn, a short dis.tance north-east of the Swansea. 28 from Nelllth, 22! from MeT'thyr, 20 from town i still more to the north-east, between Brecon and Abergavenny and 14 from Crickhowell. The ~wn has Ray, is Three Cocks, the junction of the Hay Bnd Rere- , n.