Description
Llanwenog, a village and a parish in Cardiganshire. The village stands on an affluent of the river Teifi, near the boundary with Carmarthenshire, 6 miles WSW of Lampeter. The parish contains al&o Cwrtnewydd and Ehyddlan, and its post town is Lampeter (R.S.O.) Acreage, 10,723 ; population, 1467. High Mead and Llanvaugban are chief residences. An ancient camp is at Ty Cam, and there are some barrows. A battle was fought in 981 between Hywel ab Jenaf and Einon ab Owain. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; gross value, £114. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church is dedicated to St Gwnog.
Llanwenog, Cardiganshire
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5

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