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"A market town and parish, in the Union of Corwen, in the Nant Heudwy division of the hundred of Chirk, county of Denbigh, 21½ miles (SE by S) from Denbigh, 13½ (SE by S) from Ruthin, and 183 (NW) from London; comprising the two principal divisions of Glyn Traian and Llangollen Traian with Trevor Traian, each supporting its own poor by a separate assessment, and containing 4498 inhabitants. ..... The parish is very extensive, and the Vale of Llangollen is deservedly celebrated as containing, in proportion to its extent, a greater variety of interesting objects, and a more beautiful and striking combination of the milder and nobler features of pleasing and majestic scenery, than probably any other in the Principality."
[A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1833 & 1849, Samuel Lewis]
The ancient parish of Llangollen was divided into three parts : Llangollen Traean, Trefor Traean, and Glyn Traean.
Llangollen Traean contained the townships of Bachau, Cysylltau, Llangollen Abad, Llangollen Fawr, Llangollen Fechan, Feifod, Pengwern and Rhisgog.
Trefor Traean contained the townships of Cilmediw, Dinbren, Eglwysegl, Trefor Isaf and Trefor Uchaf.
Glyn Traean contained the townships of Cilcochwyn, Crogeniddon, Crogenwladus, Erwallo, Hafodgynfor, Nantygwryd, Pennant and Talygarth.
On 15 April 1848, the whole of Glyn Traean, together with the township of Cysylltau from Llangollen Traean, went to form the new parish of Pontfadog.
Cysylltau returned to Llangollen in 1870.
The Clwyd FHS website has a photograph of the church.
There are two district churches - at Froncysyllte and Trevor.
Nonconformist Churches
"Welsh Church Commission - County of Denbigh - The Statistics of the Nonconformist Churches for 1905" lists the following nonconformist places of worship in the Civil parish of "Llangollen Urban" :
| Name of Chapel | Denomination | Number of "adherents" |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Street | Baptists | 500 |
| Dr. Prichard Memorial | Baptists (English language) | 105 |
| Penllyn | Calvinistic Methodists | 300 |
| Rehoboth | Calvinistic Methodists | 450 |
| Glan'rafon | Congregationalists | 170 |
| Zion | Wesleyans | 250 |
| Not named | Wesleyans (English language) | 117 |
| Name of Chapel | Denomination | Number of "adherents" |
|---|---|---|
| Carmel, Froncysyllte | Baptists | 420 |
| Noddfa, Garth | Baptists | 227 |
| Broncyssyllte (sic) | Calvinistic Methodists | 220 |
| Brynhyfryd, Garth | Calvinistic Methodists | 236 |
| Brynseion, Pontcysyllte | Calvinistic Methodists | 195 |
| Eirianallt, Berwyn | Calvinistic Methodists | 52 |
| Trefor | Calvinistic Methodists (English language) | 80 |
| Seion, Froncysyllte | Congregationalists | 247 |
| Soar, Trefor | Congregationalists | 81 |
| Mount Zion, Fron | Primitive Methodists (English language) | 186 |
Parish Registers
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1623 - 1964 | 1587 - 1986 | 1597 - 1971 |
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1670 - 1812 | 1670 - 1754 | 1670 - 1791 |
Bishop's Transcripts
| Deposited at the National Library of Wales | Microfilmed copies |
|---|---|
| 1662 - 1835 | 1662 - 1835 |
| Deposited at the Denbighshire Record Office, Ruthin | Microfilmed copies |
|---|---|
| 1836 - 1846 | None |
I.G.I.
| Baptisms | Marriages |
|---|---|
| 1813 - 1852 | 1813 - 1835 |
In the GRO indexes to civil registration, entries for Llangollen are in the format :
(GRO index references have no relevance at the local Superintendent Registrar's Office)
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