Caernarvonshire

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NEFYN

"NEFYN, (or Nevyn), a parish, market town, and borough, in the hundred of Dinlaen, county Carnarvon, 6 miles from Pwllheli, and 18 S. W. of Carnarvon. It is a small but improving town, situated among the hills on the coast, and under Mount Rivel. About a mile to the S. is the well-sheltered harbour of Porth, situated in a sandy bay, and conjectured to have been frequented by the Romans, on account of strong entrenchments in the vicinity still visible, and various Roman urns discovered in the adjoining parish of Llaniestin. Edward I. held a grand triumphal festival here in 1284, to celebrate the conquest of Wales. It was made a free borough by Edward the Black Prince, but never obtained any considerable degree of prosperity. It has no manufactures, and but little trade, the chief import being coal." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Gazetteers
• Genealogy
• Maps
• Merchant Marine
• Public Records

Church History

Diary of Rev. Robert Owen, Nefyn  1835 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
"Diary consisting of details of the preaching appointments of Robert Owen as well as references to his journeys in north Wales"

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 Morfa (Tabernacl) chapel (in Welsh ) - with translation          Also Nefyn chapel  (No translation)

Church Records

Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at the Caernarfon Area Record Office.

Eglwys Moreia [CM], Morfa Nefyn cofysgrifau (records) 1859-1994 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales     "Yn 1825 neu 1826 adeiladwyd ysgoldy ar gyfer yr Ysgol Sul a sefydlwyd ym Morfa Nefyn yn gynnar yn y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg. Tyfodd yr Ysgol Sul i'r fath raddau nes penderfynwyd sefydlu eglwys yn y pentref, ac adeiladwyd capel yno yn 1853 neu 1854. Adeiladwyd y capel presennol yn 1882 gyferbyn â safle'r hen adeilad a chodwyd 'Capel Pren' i addoli ynddo tra adeiladwyd y capel newydd"

Description and Travel

Penllyn site - Nefyn Community page

Lleyn Historical and Maritime Museum, Nefyn - on the Penllyn site

BBC Wales site - Nefyn

Nefyn Castle - on Castle Wales

Morfa Nefyn - on Wikipedia

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Nefyn from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
• A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833

Genealogy

Nefyn Mariners - on the Rhiw.com site   "Mariners that were buried (Or a memorial) at Nefyn public cemetery, up to 1991"

Maps

Merchant Marine

Nefyn and Porthdinllaen Built Ships - on the Cadwalader Family site

Photographs of Nefyn ships.  Late 19th century - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
"11 photographs of paintings of Nefyn ships, namely : Brigantine Milo Nanhoron Revival - schooner built and owned at Nefyn Jane and Catherine - schooner Elizabeth - schooner built at Pwllheli and owned at Nefyn Howri Vine - schooner built at Pwllheli and owned at Nefyn Vine Commodore - schooner built at Nefyn and owned at Nefyn Mary Reynolds Mary Elizabeth."

Public Records

Pwllheli and Nefyn Light Railway Papers 1903-1907 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
"Papers relating to a proposal to construct a light railway from Pwllheli to Nefyn and Porth Dinllaen...... "

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