Old
Welsh land measurements
Usually, each Cantref
(Hundred) itself was divided thus:
- 4 erw = 1 tyddyn
- 4
tyddyn = 1 rhandir
- 4 rhandir = 1 gafel
- 4 gafel = 1 tref
- 4 tref = 1 maenol
- 12 1/2 maenol = 1 cwmwd
- 2 (or more) cwmwd = 1 cantref
Relevant documents »» A map showing the Main Divisions of Wales in the Middle Ages   (249kb)
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