Llanbedrog
"LLANBEDROG, (or Llanbadrig), a parish in the hundred of Gafflogian, county Carnarvon, 4 miles S.W. of Pwllheli, its post town, and 10 from Nevin. It is situated on the coast N. of St. Tudwall's Bay, in a rude, uncultivated region. The surface is rocky, and part of the parish is unenclosed. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Bangor, value with the curacies of Llanfihangel-Bachelleth and Llangian annexed, £385, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Petroc. Warn Vawr is the principal residence." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Bibliography
- Andrews, John F. The Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramways. Cowbridge : D. Brown and Sons Ltd, c1995. 72p
- Davies, Hugh. Byr-gofiant y Parch Evan Jones, Llanbedrog. Pwllheli : argr. gan Richd. Jones, 1910. 63p
- Llanbedrog, Caerns, official guide and information handbook. London : G.W. May, [1974]
Churches
| St Pedrog, Llanbedrog |
| Seion Welsh Independent Chapel, Llanbedrog |
| Peniel Chapel, Llanbedrog |
| Rehoboth Church, Llanbedrog |
| Tan Capel, Llanbedrog |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Llanbedrog area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
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Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 11, North Wales. Ed. by Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, UWP, 1981. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants. Llanbedrog Parish; Statistics; Area 2548 acres; Population 245 males, 280 females, total 525
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- Rees, Thomas & John Thomas. Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). Here is the entry from this book for Llanbedrog chapel (in Welsh ) - with translation
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- REHOBOTH METHODIST CHURCH, LLANBEDROG
- Peniel Sunday school, Llanbedrog (1887)
Church Records
Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at the Caernarfon Area Record Office.
Page from Llanbedrog Parish Register of Baptisms 1813-1821 - on the People's Collection Wales site
" ..... contains a memorandum of the population in the parish on June 1811 and a survey of the population made on 28 May 1821. The population of the parish increased from 393 in 1811 to 440 in 1821...."
Description and Travel
On the Penllyn site - Llanbedrog
Llanbedrog - on Wikipedia and wicipedia (Welsh)
Llanbedrog - on the Cimwch.com site
Various landscapes /seascapes- on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see pictures of Llanbedrog which are provided by:
Gazetteers
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llanbedrog to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Llanbedrog has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
General view of Llanbedrog village, showing the partly obscured chapel c1875 - on the People's Collection Wales site
Maps
Llanbedrog, Llangian and Llanfihangel Bachellaeth - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SH329315 (Lat/Lon: 52.854989, -4.483202), Llanbedrog which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Occupations
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Photograph of a bakery situated behind Glasfryn Stores, Llanbedrog,.The business was established during the late 19th century by Humphrey Jones who was born at Tan y Mynydd, Llanbedrog
- Bryn Castell grocer store, Llanbedrog
- Carrying hay at pengamfa, Llanbedrog
Population
This page in the Llanbedrog Parish Register contains a memorandum of the population in the parish on June 1811 and a survey of the population made on 28 May 1821.
The population of the parish increased from 393 in 1811 to 440 in 1821. - on the People's Collection Wales site