Did you know that 'Llanvair Discoed' signifies 'church of St. Mary below the wood'. The wood being the wood being the Chase of Wentwood, formerly the property of the Crown, and, for the last 250 years, of the dukes of Beaufort.

An entry from the National Gazeteer of 1868 can be found by clicking here

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