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"LALYSTON, or, TREF LALYS, in the
Cwmwd of Tir yr Hwndrwd, Cantref of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Newcastle),
Co. of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Curacy, not in charge, consolidated with the
Vicarage of Newcastle, and of the certified value of £17.: Patron, The King:
Church dedicated to St. Illtyd. The Resident Population of this Parish,
in 1801, (consisting of the Higher and Lower Divisions) was 415. The Money
raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £124..2..0, at 4s. 0d. in the pound.
It is 2m. W. from Bridgend. This Parish contains about 700 acres
of Land. This village is said to take its Name from a person, called Lalys,
a man eminent in the art of masonry, and who was brought from The Holy Land,
about the year 1111, by Richard Granville, Lord of Neath: this man is reported
to have built several Abbies and Churches, with many Castles, and other considerable
works; and afterwards became architect to King Henry the First."
From:
A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion
of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London,
1811.
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Directories Land and property Maps Occupations Population Public Records |
Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph of St David's Church
For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
The church is dedicated to St. David, and is in the Benefice of Laleston with Tythegston and Merthyr Mawr Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference SS875796.
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1721-1899, Marriages, 1721-1837, Burials, 1721-1899. 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 |
| 1742-1937 | 1754-1971 | 1742-1936 | - | 1721, 1723-1837 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
| Non Conformist Registers Held at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth | ||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref |
| Horeb, Calvinistic Methodist | 1882-1980 | - | - | SS 87767992 |
Places, villages, farms etc within Laleston 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)
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.
| 1858-9 | (Slaters Directory) | 1880 | (Slaters Directory) (65k) |
External view of Great House, Laleston; a C16th house - on the People's Collection Wales the Jewels site
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
Thatcher at work at Laleston, Glamorgan - on the People's Collection Wales site
| 1841 - 507 | 1851 - 538 | 1861 - 536 | 1871 - 571 | 1881 - 538 | 1891 - 576 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
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