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Lisvane

"LLYS FAEN, in the Cwmwd of Cibwyr, Cantref of Brenhinol (now called the Hundred of Kibbor), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Perpetual Curacy, not in charge, of the certified value of £10: Patrons, The Earl of Plymouth, and Charles Kemeys Tynte, Esq., alternately: Church dedicated to St. Cynfran. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 221. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £55..5..6, at 8s. 6d. in the pound. It is 5 m. N. from Caerdiff. This Parish contains about 500 acres of Land. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Stipend, and Augmentation, was £18. Rhad Duw a Chynfran lwyd ar y da! i. e., The Grace of God and the Blessed Cynfran on the Cattle! is an ejaculation made use of in offering at the Well of St. Cynfran, on behalf of diseased Cattle.
From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.

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Bibliography

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

Cemeteries

• Parish Church of St. Denys
• Baptist Church

Church History

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

Church Records

A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1724-1902, Marriages, 1724-1838, Burials, 1724-1902. Visit their website for information on how to purchase these fiche.

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

• Lisvane Ecclesiastical Parish records    " ........ including registers of baptisms, 1760-1980; burials, 1760-1992; marriages, 1755-1861; churchwardens accounts, 1765-1768"

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

• Lisvane (Llysfaen), St. Denys - Christenings (BT's), 1724-1875

Description and Travel

"LISVANE (LLYS-VAEN), a parish in the hundred of KIBBOR, county of GLAMORGAN, SOUTH WALES, 5 miles (N. by E.) from Cardiff, containing 253 inhabitants. It is situated on the western bank of the Romney, which here separates the counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Llandaf, endowed with £ 1000 royal bounty, and £200 parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of the Earl of Plymouth, and C. K. Kemeys Tynte, Esq., alternately. The church, dedicated to St. Denis, is a small structure. Mary Lewis, by deed in 1728, gave a rent-charge of £23 for teaching and apprenticing poor children of the parishes of Lisvane and Llanishen : there is also a small endowment of £ 1.15. per annum for distribution among the poor not receiving parochial relief. The average annual expenditure for the maintenance of the poor is £ 131."( A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis 1833).

Lisvane - on Wikipedia

Places, villages, farms etc within Lisvane 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)

• Lisvane (136); Brooklea ?; Church House Fm.; Fair;  Lisvane (village); Tai-mawr; Ty-mawr;

Directories

Maps

Population

Public Records

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

• Lisvane Civil Parish records        " .... including vestry minutes book, 1868-1880; parish meeting/council minutes book, 1894-1974; receipt and payment books, 1921-1967; assistant overseers rate books, 1851-1926; assistant overseers' receipt, payment and collector bboks, 1867-1926; highway surveyors rate books, 1864-1882; highway surveyors accounts book, 1865-1879; parish meeting account book, 1897-1914; income tax collectors' duplicates, 1867-1868; copy of tithe plan and apportionment, 1845"

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