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Llanmadog

"LLAN MADOG, in the Cwmwd of Gwyr, Cantref of Eginog (now called the Hundred of Swansea), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Rectory, valued in the King's Books at £9.: Patron, The Prince of Wales: Church dedicated to St. Madog. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 171. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £21..12..4, at 2s. 2d. in the pound. It is 14 m. W. b. S. from Swansea. This Parish contains about seven or eight hundred acres of inclosed and cultivated Land; and about three hundred acres uninclosed and uncultivated. It is situate upon Burry Harbour; and Llan Madog Hill is a well known Beacon to Mariners; upon which are the remains of a Roman Encampment. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Glebe, Tythes, and Surplice Fees, was £124..4..6."
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 Population Schools

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. Madoc

Church History

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

Llanmadog Church - on Swansea Cam

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. Madoc, is in the Benefice of Llanrhidian with Llanmadoc and Cheriton, 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 SS439934.

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

• Llanmadoc, St. Madoc - Christenings (BT's), 1814-1875

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Llanmadoc parish  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 Mary Greatorex)

• Llanmadoc (32): Berges island, Broughton Bay, Cwm Ivy, Cwm Ivy Marsh, Great Plain, Hills, Hills Tor, Llanmadoc, Llanmadog Hill, Phillistone, Prissen Tor, The Goose, Whiteford Burrows, Whiteford Point, Whiteford Sands.

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

Aerial photograph of the Bulwark Iron Age Hill Fort, Llanmadoc 1988/91 - on the Gathering the Jewels site

Directories

Transcript of complete name listing for the Gower parishes, from Slaters Directory for 1880.

Land and Property

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

• Llanmadoc tithe plan and apportionment 1845

Maps

Population

The Population of Llanmadoc was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.

Schools

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

• Cheriton and Llanmadoc School log books  1904-1935     "....... established as a National School but closed in 1935"

Hamlets, Towns and Villages

Llanmadog

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