Ystrad.*—vil., Ystradgunlais par., Brecknockshire,
1% mile NE. of Ystalyfera.—2. Ystrad, hamlet, Caron
par., Cardiganshire, near Tregaron.—3. Ystrad, Llan-
ddewi Brefi par., Cardiganshire, 3 miles SAV. of Tre-
garon. See Garth and Ystrad.—4. Ystrad, ham-
let, St Ishmaels par., Carmarthenshire, 3 miles AV
of Kidwelly. — 5. Ystrad, hamlet, Llanegwad par.,
Carmarthenshire, 7% miles E. of Carmarthen. — 6.
Ystrad, sta. on Taff Yale Ry., Ystradyfodwg par.,
Glamorgan, 7% miles NAV. of Pontypridd.

Ystrad Hall, seat, in co. and 1 mile SE. of Denbigh.

Ystrad Junction, sta. on Rhymney Ry., Glamorgan,
4 miles N. of Caerphilly and 10 miles N. of Cardiff;
P.O., called Ystradymynaeh.

Ystrad llhondda, Glamorgan; P.O., T.O. See
Ystradyfodwg.

Ystradfellte, Brecknockshire. See Ystradvelltey.

Ystradffyn, eccl. dist., Cilycwm and Llanfair-ar-y-
Bryn pars., Carmarthenshire, on river Towy, 7 miles
N. of Llandovery, pop, 595.

Y’stradgiinlais, par., Brecknockshire, l%mile NE. of
Ystalyfera sta. and 12% miles NE. of Swansea, 21,954
ac., pop. 4114; P.O., T.O.; consists of two townships
—Lower Ystradgunlais, pop. 3592; Upper Ystrad-
guulais, pop. 522; has collieries and ironworks.

Ystradmeurig, 5 miles N. of Tregaron, Cardigan-
shire ; p.o. See Yspytty Ystrad Meiric.

Ystradowen, par. and ry. sta., Glamorgan, 2% miles
NE. of Cowbridge, 1568 ac., pop. 222; has traces of a
seat of Prince Owen ab Cyllin, the annual meeting-
place of the bards until 1720.

Ystrad velltey, par. and vil., Brecknockshire, on
river Mellte, 11 miles NAY. of Merthyr Tydfil, 19,025
ac., pop. 587; has brick and fire-clay works ; the
Mellte here runs underground through the cavern of
Cwm Porth or Porth-yr-Ogof, % mile long.

Ystradyfodwg, par., township, and local govern-
ment district (ry. sta. Ystrad), Glamorgan, on river
Rhondda, 7% miles NAY. of Pontypridd—par., 25,023
ac., pop. 45,052; township, 19,441 ac., pop. 44,046;
dist. (including also parts of Llantrisaint and Llan-
wonno pars.), 23,938 ac., pop. 55,632; P.O., T.O., at
Ystrad Rhondda; the par. contains Llwynpia and
other mining centres; the township of Ystradyfodwg
forms the Rhondda pari. div. of the co. of Glamorgan.

Ystradymynach, 4 miles N. of Caerphilly, Gla-
morgan ; p.o. See Ystrad.

Ystwith, river, Cardiganshire ; rises on Mont-
gomeryshire border, and flows 25 miles SAY. and NAY.
to the sea at Aberystwith.

Ystyngwllly, hamlet, Abergwilly par., Carmarthen-
shire, 2 miles NE. of Carmarthen.

Ythan, river, Aberdeenshire ; rises at the AVells of
Ythan, and flows 35 miles SE. to the North Sea near
Newburgh.

Ythan AVells, quoad sacra par., Forgue and Auch-
terless pars., Aberdeenshire, pop. 1315; the church is
9 miles E. of Huntly.

Yu Cheance llhunt (The Round Meadow), field
beside St Trinian’s Church, near Greeba Mountain, on
road from Douglas to Peel, Isle of Man ; is connected
with the legend of the phynnodderee or hairy satyr.

lawn Kelly’s (The Fallen Cave), Cornwall, If mile
SE. of Lands End.

Zeal, South, vil., South Tawton par., Devon, 4 miles
E. of Okehampton; P.O.; was once a borough and
market town, and has a fine granite cross.

Zeal Monachornm, par., Devon, 7 miles NAY. of
Crediton, 3264 ac., pop. 468; the manor belonged to
Buckfast monastery.

Zeals, eccl. dist. and vil., Mere par., AYilts, 1% mile
AY. of Mere, pop. 560; P.O.; Zeals Honse is the
ancient seat of the Grove family.

Zennor, par., Cornwall, on the coast, 4§ miles SAA^r.
of St Ives, 4360 ac., pop. 601; Zennor Cromlech is
said to be the largest monument of its kind in existence;
Zennor Cliffs, near Gurnard’s Head, extend % mile, and
are very romantic; N. of the church is a logan-stone.

Zetland, another name of Shetland; gives the title
of Earl to the family of Dundas.

Zoze Point, The, at SAV. extremity of Gerrans Bay,
Cornwall, 3 miles SE. of Falmouth.

* Ystrad is Welsh, and signifies
¹ strath.”

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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Yspytty is Welsh (derived from the Latin hospitium'), and
signifies “an hospital,” “an inn.”