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Newcastle

"NEWCASTLE, in the Cwmwd of Tir yr Hwndrwd, Cantref of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Newcastle), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a discharged Vicarage, with the Curacies of Lalyston and Tythegston, valued in the King's Books at £7..7..3 1/2: Patron, The King: Church dedicated to St. Illtyd. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, (consisting of the Higher and Lower Hamlets) was 611.The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was, £249..18..7 1/4. It is adjacent to Bridgend, on the West. This Parish contains about 900 acres of Land; of which, about 80 acres are uninclosed. It appears to derive its name, in opposition to Old Castle in the Lower Hamlet of the Parish of Coyty, and from which it is divided by the River Ogwr. "
From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.

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Archives and Libraries

Bibliography

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

An on-line index to the book Old Bridgend in Photographs, published by Stewart Williams, Barry [1978] has been provided by Huw Daniel.

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

See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Illtud's Church, Newcastle

See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Illtud's Church

NEWCASTLE, St. Illtyd       1850-1851     - on Church plans online

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. Illtyd, and is in the Benefice of Newcastle. 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 SS903801.

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

• Newcastle Ecclesiastical Parish records              " ........ including copied parish registers of baptisms, 1745-1943; marriage, 1755-1900; burials, 1764-1897; banns, 1755-1881"

Modern Parishes & Chapels of Ease :-

• All Saints, Penyfai
• St. John, Tondu - Chapel of ease to Newcastle, formed into a parish in 1923

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

• Newcastle, St. Illtyd - Christenings (BT's), 1813-1876
• Newcastle, Bridgend, Ruhamah Particular Baptist - Births, 1799-1837

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Newcastle 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)

• Newcastle Higher (93); Aberkenfig (village); Angletown; Brookland; Court Colman; Croes-caedu; Fountain; GWR; Mental Hospital; Nant y Gedd; Pant; Park Fm.; Park Slip Colliery; Pen-y-fai; Pen-y-fai Common; Tondu (village); Ty-cribwr; Ty mawr; Ty'n-y-garn.
• Newcastle Lower (94); Bryntirion; Castle; Cefn Glas; Cefn Glas Ho.; Mill; Newcastle (village); Ogmore (Ogwr) Valley;  Park Fm.; Pwll Clement; Ystrad Fawr.

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

Newcastle Hill and St Illtyd's Church by Brian Wagstaffe

Directories

History

Maps

Population

Public Records

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

• Newcastle and Ogmore Petty Sessional Division records           "Minutes books, 1836-1859; court registers, 1832-1921; court registers (Bridgend), 1921-1970; court registers (Maesteg), 1921-1970; juvenile court registers, 1933-1983; justices oath book (Newcastle division), 1901-1910; register of warrants, 1919-1921; register of process, 1924-1948; register of victualling houses, 1866-1867; register of licences, 1872-1883; list of habitual drunkards, 1903-1912; examination of paupers (settlement), 1829-1843; certificates of conviction, 1880; court registers (Bridgend and Maesteg), 1970-1983; registers of licences, 1959-1962; magistates year book, 1986; matrimonial court register, 1969-1970; court register for non-payment of fines, 1936-1950"  
• Newcastle Civil Parish records     " ............. including vestry minutes book, 1848-1904; churchwardens' accounts, 1895-1896; Newcastle Higher highways surveyor's account book, 1768-1855; Newcastle Higher overseers of the poor rate book, 1839; Newcastle Higher parish council minutes books, 1895-1959; parochial committee minutes books, 1915-1937; sub-committee minutes books, 1911-1927; annual parish meeting minutes book, 1894-1934; miscellaneous plans, c1919; copy of tithe plan and apportionment, c1840 [copied 1980]"

Schools

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

• Newcastle Higher School Board records      " ......... comprising minute book, 1898-1903; cash book, 1899-1903"

Hamlets, Towns and Villages

Newcastle

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