Llanrhian
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Llanrhian is a small village in Pembrokeshire
in west Wales
, near the coast, south of Porthgain
village. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 897. Llanrhian is noted for its stone watermill named Melin Llanrhian which is now being run as a hotel.The old machinery used in the mill still remains. The village is in the area of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
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Llanrhian contains a church, and an old school and farm cottage, built in 1769. A farm named Barry Island farm and the hamlet of Ynys Barri lies just to the northwest of Llanrhian but is not to be confused with Barry Island
in southeast Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan
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Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
in west Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, near the coast, south of Porthgain
Porthgain
Porthgain is a village in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales, located between St David's and Goodwick, and just north of Llanrhian.- History & amenities :...
village. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 897. Llanrhian is noted for its stone watermill named Melin Llanrhian which is now being run as a hotel.The old machinery used in the mill still remains. The village is in the area of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales.It was established as a National Park in 1952, and is the only one in the United Kingdom to have been designated primarily because of its spectacular coastline...
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Llanrhian contains a church, and an old school and farm cottage, built in 1769. A farm named Barry Island farm and the hamlet of Ynys Barri lies just to the northwest of Llanrhian but is not to be confused with Barry Island
Barry Island
Barry Island may refer to:*Barry Island , Wales*Barry Island , Antarctica...
in southeast Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...
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