Llangennith
"A village on the west verge of Gower, once the site of a monastry. On Harding Down are some earthworks." [Glamorganshire, 1911]
Bibliography
Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
Cemeteries
The Glamorgan Family History Society have produced a set of microfiche containing Monumental Inscriptions for the following burial grounds :-
- Parish Church of St. Cennydd
Visit their website for information on how to purchase.
Churches
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Llangennith area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
Church Records
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. Cenydd, is in the Benefice of Reynoldston with Penrice with Llangennith, and the diocese of Swansea and Brecon. 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 SS429913.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1726-1812 | 1754-1807, 1813-1971 | 1742-1971 | - | 1671, 1673, 1677-1679, 1682-1683, 1686-1689, 1691, 1693-1694, 1696-1697, 1700-1701, 1704, 1707-1708, 1710-1711, 1713, 1725, 1727-1737, 1739, 1741, 1743-1795, 1797-1800, 1802-1803, 1809-1831, 1833-1846, 1848-1851, 1853, 1855-1882, 1885, 1887-1896, 1898-1899 (At the National Library of Wales) |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llangennith Ecclesiastical Parish Records "Registers (including service and banns registers) 1726-1993; Churchwardens' accounts and Vestry minutes 1844-1918; faculties and church restoration papers 1875-1958; tithe documents c. 1840 and 1923-1929."
| Non Conformist Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref |
| Wesleyan | 1864-1913 | - | - | SS 42759174 |
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
- Llangennith, Bethesda Calvinistic Methodist (Burry Green) - Christenings, 1815-1861
Description and Travel
Places, villages, farms etc within Llangennith parish 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 Mary Greatorex)
- Llangennith (33): Bluepool Corner, Broughton Burrows, Burrygreen, Burry Holms, Camps, Carns, Cockstreet, Coety Green, Delvid, Diles Lake, Druids Lodge, Druids Moor, Foxhole Point, Hardingsdown, Hardings Down, Hillend, Hillend Burrows, Kennexstone, Llangennith, Llangennith Burrows, Llangennith Moors, Llanmadog Hill, Longstone, Mill, Minor Point, Penmynydd, Spaniard Rocks, Tankeylake Moor, The Bulwark, Twlc Point, White Moor
Descriptions of parish
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.
A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.
Aerial photograph of Iron Age hill fort on Hardings Down, Llangennith 1988 on People's Collection Wales site (use search box)
You can see pictures of Llangennith which are provided by:
Directories
Transcript of complete name listing for the Gower parishes, from Slaters Directory for 1880.
Gazetteers
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llangennith to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Historical Geography
Some of the hamlets, towns and villages within this parish
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You can see the administrative areas in which Llangennith has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Maps
This diagram shows the position of this parish within the county of Glamorgan - click on this to see a full size diagram of the county
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SS428915 (Lat/Lon: 51.600343, -4.271166), Llangennith which are provided by:
- This place shown on a Google map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
Population
The Population of Llangennith was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.
| 1841 - 436 | 1851 - 398 | 1861 - 384 | 1871 - 360 | 1881 - 292 | 1891 - 298 |
Public Records
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llangennith Parish Council Records "Records of Llangennith Parish Council and Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton Community Council, 1847-2000, including minute books, 1920-2000; financial records, 1920-1925; tithe plan and apportionment, 1847."