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Llanynys

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"LLANYNYS, a parish in the hundred of Builth, county Brecon, 3 miles W. of Builth, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Llangammarch. It is situated on the river Irvon or Irion. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. A great part of the surface is mountainous and comparatively barren. The living is a discharged rectory in the diocese of St. David's, value £101, in the patronage of the bishop. The parochial charities produce about £16 per annum." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Church History

Church of St David, Llanynis 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 1731-1734, 1736-1760, 1767-1971; Marriages 1733-1735, 1737-1971; Burials 1731-1740, 1742-1748, 1767-1988; Banns 1805-1850 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

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Gazetteers

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Maps

The parish of Llanynis, Breconshire - on the People's Collection Wales  site

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO002488 (Lat/Lon: 52.128637, -3.458805), Llanynys which are provided by: