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LLANFIHANGEL-Y-PENNANT

"LLANFIHANGEL-Y-PENNANT, a parish in the hundred of Estimauer, county Merioneth, 7 miles S.W. of Dolgelly, its post town, and 9 N. of Aberdovey. It is situated at the foot of Cader Idris, and includes the townships of Cedris, Llanllwydan, Maestrefnant, and Uwchygarreg. The surface is hilly, and only partially enclosed. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Bangor, value £464 in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Michael, and has an ancient font. There are small charities of about £1 per annum. A fort stood here in early times. Caerberllan Hall is the principal residence." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

• Business and Commerce Records
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Gazetteers
• Genealogy
• Maps

Business and Commerce Records

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

• Abergynolwyn Slate Quarries [in Llanfihangel-y-pennant parish] Papers 1866-1912

Church History

Church of St Michael - on Wikipedia

Memorial to Mary Jones, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Merionethshire - on the Gathering the Jewels site
"'In memory of Mary Jones, who in the year 1800, at the age of 16 walked from here to Bala, to procure from the Rev. Thomas Charles, B.A., a copy of the Welsh Bible...."

Rees, Thomas & John Thomas. Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). Here is the entry from this book for Abergynolwyn chapel (in Welsh ) - with translation                Also Llanfihangel chapel (No translation)

Church Records

Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at Merioneth Record Office.

Description and Travel

Castell-y-bere - on Answers.com

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Llanfihangel y Pennant from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
• A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833

Genealogy

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

• Ynysfor collection of Pughe and Jones family papers 1620-1875  "John Pughe (d 1737) of Bodilan, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Merionethshire, was the son of William Pughe......."

Maps

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