A topographical dictionary of Wales, comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, chapelries, and townships, with historical and statistical descriptions; illustrated by maps of the different counties; and a map of Wales ..and embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bishopricks, corporate towns, and boroughs; and of the seals of the several municipal corporationsWith an appendix, describing the electoral boundaries of the several boroughs, as defined by the late act . lled Br on y Wylva, or the watch hill, andthe discovery of numerous
A topographical dictionary of Wales, comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, chapelries, and townships, with historical and statistical descriptions; illustrated by maps of the different counties; and a map of Wales ..and embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bishopricks, corporate towns, and boroughs; and of the seals of the several municipal corporationsWith an appendix, describing the electoral boundaries of the several boroughs, as defined by the late act . lled Br on y Wylva, or the watch hill, andthe discovery of numerous Roman coins, it is by somewriters supposed to have been occupied by the Romanforces under Suetonius Paulinus, either in advancingto the conquest of the Isle of Mona, now Anglesey, oron their rapid return to subdue the revolted Britonsunder Boadicea. The city, which was originally calledLlan Elwy, derived its origin and name from the erec-tion of a church on the bank of the river Elwy by , commonly called St. Mungo by the Scottishhistorians, bishop of Glasgow, and primate of Scotland,who, about the middle of the sixth century, being com-pelled to quit his see by a pagan prince of that country,fled for refuge into this part of North Wales, where hewas kindly received by Caswallon, uncle of MaelgwynGwynedd, then sovereign of this country, who assignedto him the pleasant tract between the rivers Elwy andClwyd, the site of the present city. On this spot Ken-tigern built a church of wood, and laid the foundation. Arms. of an extensive monastery, similar to that establishedat Bangor Iscoed, which so rapidly increased, that, du-ring the time he presided over it, it is said to have con-tained not less than nine hundred and sixty-five bre-thren, of whom part devoted themselves to religiousinstruction and the performance of the services of thechurch, and the remainder to labour and secular pur-suits. Maelgwyn, whose seat of government was thenat Deganwy, on the river Conway, a
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