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See also:LAMPETER (Llanbedr-See also:pont-See also:Stephan) , a See also:market See also:town, municipal See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough and See also:assize town of See also:Cardiganshire, See also:Wales, on the right See also:bank of the Teifi, here crossed by an See also:ancient See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:bridge. Pop. (See also:Tool) 1722. Lampeter is a station on the so-called See also:Manchester-and-See also:Milford See also:branch See also:line of the See also:Great Western railway. Though of ancient origin, the town is entirely See also:modern in See also:appearance, its most conspicuous See also:object being the See also:Gothic buildings of St See also:David's See also:College, founded in 1822, which See also:cover a large See also:area and contain a valuable library of See also:English, Welsh and See also:foreign See also:works (see See also:UNIVERSITIES). The modernized See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
Peter, or Pedr, contains some old monuments of the See also:Lloyd See also:family. See also:North of the town are the See also:park and See also:mansion of Falcondale, the seat of the Harford family.
The name of Llanbedr-pont-Stephan goes to prove the See also:early See also:foundation of the See also:place by St Pedr, a See also:Celtic missionary of the 6th See also:century, while one See also:Stephen was the See also:original builder of the bridge over the Teifi. As an important outpost in the upper valley of the Teifi, Lampeter possessed a See also:castle, which was demolished by See also:Owen Gwynedd in the 12th century. In 1188 the town was visited by See also:Archbishop See also:Baldwin on his way from See also:Cardigan to Strata-See also:Florida See also:Abbey, and the Crusade was vigorously preached at this spot. Lampeter was first imcorporated under See also:Edward II., but the earliest known See also:charter See also:dates from the reign of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry VI., whereby the See also:principal officer of the town, a portreeve, was to be appointed annually at the See also:court-leet of the See also:manor. The town was subsequently governed under a confirmatory charter of 1814, but in 1884 a new charter was obtained, whereby the See also:corporation was empowered to consist of a See also:mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors. Although only a small agricultural centre, Lampeter has since 1886 become the assize town of Cardiganshire owing to its convenient position. Until the Redistribution See also:Act of 1885 Lampeter formed one of the See also:group of boroughs comprising the Cardigan See also:parliamentary See also:district.
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