Llanllwni
"LLANLLWYNY (LLAN-LLAWNWY), a parish, in the union of LAMPETER, higher division of the hundred of CATHINOG, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 9 miles (S.W.) from Lampter; containing 907 inhabitants. . . It is pleasantly situated on the southern bank of the Teivy, by which it is separated from the county of Cardigan, and is intersected by the turnpike-road from Carmarthen to Lampeter; the land is inclosed and in a good state of cultivation, and the soil in most parts fertile; the surrounding scenery is pleasantly diversified, and the distant views extend over a country abounding with picturesque beauty. . . The church is romantically situated on a rocky eminence, commanding a fine view, and overlooking the river Teivy, which flows at its base. There is a place of worship for Independents: a day school, containing about 60 boys and girls, is partly supported by payments from the parents, and partly by the vicar and others; and there are two Sunday schools, of which one is of the Established Church, and the other appertains to the Independents. . ." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]
Census
A bound copy of the 1841 census return for this parish is available at Carmarthen Reference Library.It was produced by pupils of Lampeter Comprehensive School as part of the Lampeter and District Census Project 1987.
Churches
| St Luke' s Church; St Llonio's Church, Maesycrugiau |
| Capel Nonni Welsh Independent, Llanllwni |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Llanllwni area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
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Some church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by I.G Jones, & D. Williams. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. The names are those of the informants
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Parish entry from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
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Griffiths, G. Milwyn. A Visitation of the Archdeaconry of Carmarthen, 1710 National Library of Wales journal. 1974, Summer Vol XVIII/3. Includes the parish of Llan Llwni
Church Records
Dyfed FHS have photographs and data relating to various churches and chapels on their site
PR M (1755-1812) recorded in 1831 as being in poor condition now apparently lost
Parish registers: Christenings (1739-58, 1787-1923), Marriages (1739-58, 1813-1983) and Burials (1739-58, 1787-1910) are at the National Library of Wales with Mf copies of most dates at Carm.RO
Copy ts PR index CB (1813-75) M (1739-1875) at NLW and Carm.RO
Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1671, 1677, 1679, 1681, 1684, 1690-1, 1699, 1710-11, 1717, 1719-22, 1724-8, 1730, 1733-4, 1737, 1739-65, 1770-87, 1789-90, 1792-3, 1795-1800, 1802-17, 1819-38, 1840-59, 1864-7, 1871-2) are at the National Library of Wales, and have been microfilmed by the LDS.
Marriage index for this parish - see Dyfed Marriages, 1813-1837, Vol. 17 - Cathinog Hundred (Dyfed Family History Society, c1989)
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Nonconformist Chapels:
- Capel Noni (Independent, c1810), Maes Noni Records with those of Rhydybont (Llanybydder); books (1810-90), annual reports (1901-35), burial book (1908-36) and deeds Carmarthenshire R.O. On Dyfed FHS Shown as still open on the Union of Welsh Independents site (Dec 2006)
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 this chapel (in Welsh ) - with translation by Gareth Hicks (Dec 2008)
Description and Travel
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The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales., byJones, I.G. & Williams, D. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. These statistics for this parish are extracted from this book which in turn got them from the 1851 census itself;
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Places, villages, farms etc within Llanllwni as shown on the online parish map from 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 Gareth Hicks)
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You can see pictures of Llanllwni which are provided by:
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for Llanllwni from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llanllwni to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Genealogy
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Mansel family papers 1893-1975 "Xerox copies of documents relating to the Mansel family of Maesycrugiau, taken from a scrapbook kept by the depositor, comprising newspaper cuttings,[ c. 1931]-1975, marriage certificates and related material, 1898-1931, and birth certificates, 1893, 1933."
Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Llanllwni has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
Lloyd, Sir John E., (Ed.). A History of Carmarthenshire (2 vols.), Cardiff, London Carmarthenshire Society (1935, 1939). Extracts from this book can be accessed on some parish pages, see here for this parish
Land and Property
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Mansel deeds and documents "Papers of the Mansel family of Muddlescombe and Maesycrugiau,[Llanllwni] Carmarthenshire, comprising deeds, 1582-1854; legal papers, 1679-1792; estate and personal letters, 1678-1792; and accounts, 1699-1784."
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN473413 (Lat/Lon: 52.048996, -4.228224), Llanllwni 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.
Public Records
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llanllwni Parish Council Records 1894-1971