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Laleston

"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.

Bibliography Cemeteries Church History Church Records Description and Travel

Directories Land and property Maps Occupations Population Public Records

Bibliography

Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.

Cemeteries

• Parish Church of St. David
• Bethel Welsh Baptist Church

Church History

Chapels Database  - a  list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish

The Parish of Laleston

Church Records

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.

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Laleston Ecclesiastical Parish records    " ........  including registers of baptisms, 1742-1937; marriages, 1754-1839; burials, 1742-1936; banns, 1754-1953; services, 1878-1982; parochial church council minutes, 1932-1970; church affairs, 1894-1972; church history, 1958-c1990"

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

• Laleston, St. David - Christenings (BT's), 1813-1875

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Laleston 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)

• Higher Laleston (95A) & Lower Laleston (95B); Broadland Fawr; Broadway; Cae'r-hen-eglwys; Caeau Gleison;  Cefn Cribwr; Cefn Cross; Cwm Ffos; Ffordd-y-Gyfraith; Hargrove; Laleston (village); Llangewydd; Llangewydd Court; Nant Ffornwg; Pantrosla; Pren-per; St Cewydd's Ch. (site of); Tirbach; Ty'n-y-cae; Ty'n-y-caeau.

Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.

Directories

Land and property

External view of Great House,  Laleston; a C16th house - on the Gathering the Jewels site

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Laleston Estate records / plans
  "1745-1912  - Deeds, sale catalogue, and draft rent roll, of the Laleston Estate, in the parishes of Laleston, Coity, Coychurch, Ewenny, Kenfig, Llangan, Merthyr Mawr, Newcastle, Pyle, St Brides Minor and Tythegston, Glamorgan, 1745-1912"
  "Estate plans, 1856; sale catalogue and conditions of sale (part of estate), 1924."

Maps

Occupations

Thatcher at work at Laleston, Glamorgan - on the Gathering the Jewels site

Population

Public Records

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Laleston Civil Parish records    "Records of the Laleston Civil Parish including copies of tithe plan and apportionment, c1840; vestry minutes meeting book, 1875-1900; parish meeting minutes books, 1894-1963; parochial committee minutes book; 1913-1938; Bryntirion and Laleston playing fields management committee minutes book, 1961-1967; declaration of acceptance of office, 1919-1968; valuation book, 1854; rate books, 1901-1904; rate collectors monthly statements, 1897-1905; receipt books for parish rate, 1902-1904; receipt and payment books, 1919-1939; correspondence, 1918-1961, miscellaneous documents, 1885-1894"

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