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LLANUWCHLLYN

"LLANUWCHLLYN, a parish in the hundred of Penllyn, county Merioneth, 4 miles S.W. of Bala, its post town, and 12 N.E. of Dolgelly. It is situated at the south-western extremity of Bala Lake, and is watered by the river Dwfrdwy, a tributary of the Dee. The neighbourhood is wild and mountainous. The parish includes the townships of Castell, Cynllwyd, Penanlliw, and Penarran. Slate is obtained here. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph, value £140. The church is dedicated to St. Deiniol. It contains some monumental effigies, including one of a knight in armour, whose duty it was to attend the judges in their assize journeys, and protect them from the attacks of banditti. Here are Vaughan's almshouses, with an endowment producing £42, and Williams' school, £25, and other charities amounting in all to about £95 per annum. A short distance from here is a waterfall on the river Twrch. Coins and other Roman remains have been found at Caer Gai, supposed to have been a Roman fort." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

• Bibliography
• Census
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Gazetteers
• Genealogy
• History
• Maps
• Occupations

Bibliography

Evans, E D. A Llanuwchllyn ecclesiastical dispute. Journal of the Merioneth Historical and Record Society 11 (1993), p. 414-32.

Hughes, William. A short history of the Parish of Llanuwchllyn. Bala : Davies and Evans, Printers and Publishers, [ca.1900]. 32p

Jenkins. Robert T. Hanes cynulleidfa Hen Gapel Llanuwchllyn. Robt. Evans a'i Fab, 1937.

Pritchard, Seth. Hanes yr achos : cyflwynedig i Gymdeithasfa'r Methodistiaid Calfinaidd a gynhelir yn Llanuwchllyn, Mehefin 20-22, 1939. Bala : Swyddfa'r Seren, 1939

Roberts, Guto. Tom Jones Llanuwchllyn : teyrngedau. [Llanuwchllyn] : Pwyllgor Cofio Tom Jones Llanuwchllyn, 1991. 136p.

Seren y mynydd : papur newydd at wasanaeth Llanuwchllyn a'r amgylchoedd. Bala : Davies ac Evans. 1895- ?

Census

• The 1851 Census of Llanuwchllyn  as enumerated - transcription provided by John and Doreen Jones
• The 1871 Census of Llanuwchllyn  as enumerated - transcription provided by John and Doreen Jones
• The 1891 Census of Llanuwchllyn  as enumerated - transcription provided by John and Doreen Jones

Church History

Church in Wales announces amalgamation of three parishes
"The Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph announced today that the parishes of Llanycil with Christ Church Bala, Llangower, and Llanuwchllyn have taken the brave decision to join forces - a decision that could result in three of the four church buildings within these parishes being declared redundant. The church councils of each parish have faced up to the reality of their respective situations and come to some difficult decisions. They have agreed that the cause of the Gospel will be better served in the Bala area if resources are concentrated in one church building. It seems likely therefore that the final services have already been held in the church buildings in Llangower and Llanycil with the likely final service at Llanuwchllyn church being a Plygain service on 4th January 2004. "

LLANUWCHLLYN, St. Deiniol 1872-1873   - on the Church plans online site

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

• Papers of Cadwaladr Jones, dissenting preacher 1807 - 1928          "A typescript copy of a certificate submitted by the minister (William Thomas) and five members of the Llanuwchllyn Congregational Church (Hen Gapel) to the Justices of the Peace at the Merionethshire Quarter Session, June 1807, testifying to the fitness and qualifications of Cadwaladr Jones of Deildre, Llanuwchllyn to be a dissenting preacher............."

 

Rees, Thomas & John Thomas Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). The Llanuwchllyn  section (in Welsh) has been extracted

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

Corwen org site - brief data on Llanuwchllyn

BBC Wales 'Things to do' site - Bala Lake Railway with station at Llanuwchllyn

Narrow Gauge Heaven - Llanuwchllyn station

Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for Llanuwchllyn from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

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

• Davies, John, 'Y Bardd Glas', papurau (papers) 1855-1917          "John Davies ('Y Bardd Glas', fl. 1879-1917) of Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire, was a poet and cobbler"  
• Edwards, O. M., papers 1804-1943   "Owen Morgan Edwards was a prominent man of letters, author, editor, tutor in history at Oxford University, 1889-1907, and the first Chief Inspector of Schools under the new Welsh Education Department. O. M. Edwards was born at Coed-y-pry, Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth................."
• Ap Vychan Papers 1841 - 1937  "[The Rev] Robert Thomas [Ap Vychan] was born in Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire in 1809 .........."

History

Castle Wales - Carndochan castle near Llanuwchllyn

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

• Davies, Arthur L., Dr, papurau (papers) 1818-[1952]           "Notebooks of Dr Arthur L. Davies, [1903]-[1952], containing biographical material, letters and copy letters, poetry, photographs and historical material relating to Llanuwchllyn and Bala, Merionethshire; exercise book and autograph book of Thomas Davies, 1818, [1860s]; and copies of Seren y Mynydd, 1895"
• Letters of David Hugh Jones 12 November 1924 -28 May 1938     "David Hugh Jones of Prysau Bychain, Llanuwchllyn, in Merioneth earned his living as a peddler..............."    "This collection comprises David Hugh Jones' letters, mainly written to those in positions of authority and influence in Llanuwchllyn...."

Maps

Occupations

The manganese mines of Merionethshire

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