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Llandeilo'r fân / Llandeilo-arfan / Llandilor-fane

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"LLANDILO VANE, (or Llandeilo-arfan, or Llandilor-fane), a parish in the hundred of Merthyr, county Brecon, 8 miles E. of Llandovery, and 10 N.W. of Brecknock, its post town. It is situated in a hilly district on the river Ciliene, a tributary of the Usk. A portion of this parish was a demesne of the abbey of Strata Florida. The village, which is considerable, is divided into Upper and Lower. The tithes were commuted in 1839. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of St. David's, value £83. The church is dedicated to St. Teilo. Llandilo Hall is the principal residence."[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Bibliography

Adams, R. J. A year in Llandeilo'r Fân. Cronicl Powys. No. 46 (1999), p. 33-34
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Census

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Church History

Church of St Teilo, Llandeilo'r fân on the Brecknockshire Churches Survey site

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Church Records

Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given under Breconshire Parish Registers on the Powys Archives website

As a guide only, the principal extant parochial church records for this parish span the dates shown below (as detailed in Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 2000) but exact current holdings should be confirmed with the individual Archives:

  • Baptisms 1809-1949; Marriages 1813-1971; Burials 1809-1918 Parish Registers, or copies, for all or part of these dates are held at the NLW and/or Powys Archives. Bishops Transcripts for various periods are held at the NLW.
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Description & Travel

    You can see pictures of Llandeilo'r fân / Llandeilo-arfan / Llandilor-fane which are provided by:

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    Gazetteers

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    Maps

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN887368 (Lat/Lon: 52.018626, -3.623986), Llandeilo'r fân / Llandeilo-arfan / Llandilor-fane which are provided by:

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    Names, Geographical

    Places, villages, farms etc., in Llandeilo'r fân parish as shown on the parish map on the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R. J. P., Oliver, R. R.). (Extracted by John Ball)

    • Llandeilo'r Fân [32] - Aber-Cyrnog, Berth-ddu, Bryn-melyn, Bryn-myheryn, Bryn-ty-mawr, Bwlch-gwyn, Cefn-bryn, Cefn-Cyrnog, Clawdd British (Camp), Crofte, Ddol-fawr, Ffos-y-ber, Ffos-y-hwyaid, Garn Wen, Garth-isaf, Garth-uchaf, Gythane, Llandeilo'r-Fan, Llwyn-coll, Llwyn-teg-isaf, Llwyn-teg-uchaf, Maes-y-bwlch, Nant-y-sebor, Neuadd, Pant-mawr, Pentre-bach, Pen-y-lan