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"COED DU CHURCH, or, LLAN CRALLO, in the Cwmwd of Tir yr Hwndrwd, Cantref
of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Newcastle), County of GLAMORGAN, South
Wales: a Rectory, with the Chapel of Peterstone, and valued in the King's Books
at £21..1..8: Patron, Thomas Wyndham, Esq.: Church dedicated to St. Crallo.
The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, (including the Hamlets of Coed
Du Higher, Coed Du Lower, Pen Coed and Peterstone) was 669. The Money raised
by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was, £352..13..6. It is 2 1/2
m. N. E. from Bridgend. This Parish contains about 4000 acres of Land, three-fourths
of which are under cultivation. It abounds with Coals, and Quarries of Slate
and Tomb-stones, and excellent Lime-stone. Coychurch, its usual Appellation,
is a Contraction of Coed Du Church, that is, The Church of the Black Forest:
The Welsh Name is Llan Crallo, or, Crallo's Church, a Saint of the Fifth Century,
and the Founder of this Church. "
From: A Topographical Dictionary
of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.
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Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
References to Coychurch at the British Library
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
COYCHURCH, St. Crallo 1866-1876 - on the Church plans online site
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1733-1900, Marriages, 1723-1837, Burials, 1736-1900. Visit their website for information on how to purchase these fiche.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1736-1794, 1797-1959 | 1736-1808, 1813-1953 | 1736-1867, 1882-1935 | 1899-1969 | 1721, 1723-1724, 1726-1787, 1789-1790, 1792-1794, 1797-1837 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
Modern Parishes & Chapels of Ease :-
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
Places, villages, farms etc within Coychurch as shown on the parish map on 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)
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.
Coychurch - on the Bridgend gov uk tourism site
Coychurch - on Wikipedia
Transcript of name listing for Bridgend and district, from Slaters Directory for 1880.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
| 1841 - 1,088 | 1851 - 1,071 | 1861 - 1,215 | 1871 - 1,238 | 1881 - 1,365 | 1891 - 1,500 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
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