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Trefecca Fawr is a two-storey gentry house, originally designated a Grade I listed building in 1952. It has seen several additions and reconstructions in its three-century existence. A west wing was added between 1675 and 1700, an east wing between 1770 and 1790 and a north extension at some time in
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