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The town, called in Welsh Llanfair (yn) Muallt, i.e. St Mary's in Builth, took its name from the ancient territorial division of Buallt in which it is situated, which was, according to Nennius, an independent principality in the beginning of the 9th century, and later a cantrev, corresponding to the modern hundred of Builth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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The ensuing year, Llywelyn, son of Iorwerth, subdued the cantrev of Lleyn, having expelled Maredudd, son of Cynan, on account of his treachery.
Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures 1904
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And the cantrev, in which it was situated, was taken possession of by Gruffudd, his brother.
Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures 1904
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John Marcone sets aside his plans to kill Harry Dresden to go head-to-head with a cantrev lord in
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