a small village and township 1¼ mile N.W. from Blodwell, has 1118A. 0R.
35P. of land, 37 houses and 200 inhabitants. The country around Brynn is
bold and mountainous, and the uplands are cold and exposed. The farms
are in general small. Rateable value, £1063. 15s. The principal
landowners are John Wynn Eyton, Esq.; John Hamor, Esq.; Mrs. Owens; Rev.
John Parker; and the Earl of Powis; there are also several other
freeholders. The tithes are commuted for £176. 16s. 10d., of which £85.
8s. 5d. is apportioned to the vicar of Blodwell, £27 7s. 1d. to the Rev.
Maurice Jones, and £64. 1s. 4d. to the bishop of St. Asaph. GLANYRAFON
HOUSE, the seat of John Hamer, Esq., is situated on an eminence, on the
line of road leading into North Wales; it is surrounded with park-like
grounds finely timbered and studded with thriving plantations, and from
the elevated position of the mansion it has an imposing appearance. It
commands views of great diversity and picturesque beauty; the meanderings
of the Tanat giving an additional charm to the fairy scene. BRYNTANAT
HALL, the occasional residence or hunting box of William Henry Perry,
Esq., is picturesquely seated on the knoll of a hill, the foot of which
is washed by the rippling stream of the Tanat. Although the hall is
situate near to Bryan, it stands within the bounds of the county of
Denbigh.
DIRECTORY.—John Hamor, Esq., Glanyrafon Hall; William Henry Perry,
Bryntanat Hall; _Farmers_, Walter Davies, Edward Edwards, Richard
Edwards, Richard Griffiths, Robert Hughes, Edward Jones, William Jones,
Richard Kilner, Richard Phillips, and Richard Richards.
LLYNCLYS,
a village and small township, four miles S.W. by S. from Oswestry,
contains 608A. 0R. 3P. of land; and in 1841 there were 57 houses and 275
inhabitants. Rateable value, £917. 4s. 3d.; gross estimated rental,
£1,013. 11s. 10d. The Earl of Bradford; Earl Powis; Rowland Hunt, Esq.;
Philip Jennings, Esq.; Hon. Thomas Kenyon; Rev. John Parker; Mr.
Humphrey, and others, are land owners. The township is crossed at right
angles by the Oswestry and Welshpool and the Knockin and Llansilin
turnpike roads. There are extensive lime works in this township: a
considerable quantity of that commodity is used by the farmers on the
western borders of Shropshire and in Wales for agricultural purposes.
LLYNCK LYS POOL is a small but beautiful lake of great depth, of which
strange and superstitious tales prevailed in former times. It is stated
that the lake was formerly the site of a royal palace, which in fairy
times was sunken below the earth by a fairy spell. The late Mr.
Dovaston, of the Nursery, in a ballad entitled “Llynch Lys,” thus
beautifully introduces the tradition:—
“Still the villagers near, when the lake is clear,
Show the towers of the palace below,
And of _Croes Willin_ there, will the traveller hear,
And the cave called the grim _Ogo_.
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