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Contents

LLANGADFAN

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

Bibliography

Davies, E H C. Property and landownership in Llangadfan. Montgomeryshire Collections (Transactions of the Powys-land Club) 79 (1991), p. 29-112

Edwards, Griffith. The works of the Rev. Griffith Edwards (Gutyn Padarn), M.A., F.R.H.S., late Vicar of Llangadfan, Montgomeryshire : parochial histories of Llangadfan, Garthbeibio, and Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire, together with Welsh and English poetry. London : Elliot Stock, 1895. 296p

Jenkins, Geraint H. 'A rank Republican [and] a leveller : William Jones, Llangadfan. Welsh History Review 17 (1995), p. 365-86

Jones, Eddie. William Jones, Llangadfan. [Brynaman] : Welsh Folk Dance Society, C1997. 25p Parish of Llangadfan, Parish Church of St. Cadfan : memorial inscriptions. [S.l.] : Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society, 2003. 60p

Census

Victorian Powys for schools site - Census figures for Llangadfan parish 1841-1901

Church History

Church of St Cadfan, Llangadfan on the Montgomeryshire Churches Survey site

Wesleyan churches on the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society site - Pontgadfan

Independent churches on the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society site - Foel

Calvinistic Methodist (Presbyterian) churches on the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society site - Siloh

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 Foel  chapel (in Welsh )  

Church Records

Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given on the Powys Archives page Montgomeryshire parish registers

As a guide only, the principal extant parochial church records for this parish span the dates shown below (as detailed in Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 2000) but exact current holdings should be confirmed with the individual Archives;

• Baptisms 1673-96, 1700-5, 1717-1879; Marriages 1673-96, 1700-1705, 1717-1811, 1813-1970; Burials 1673-96, 1700-1705, 1717-1920; Banns 1823-1950
  Parish Registers, or copies, for all or part of these dates are held at the NLW, and/or Powys Archives.  
  Bishops Transcripts for various periods are held at the NLW, Denbighshire Archives and/or Flintshire Archives 

St Asaph Notitiae; Deanery of Pool, parish of Llangadfan 1681? & 1685  - on the NLW site

Description and Travel

St Cadfan's Well, Llangadfan by Laurence Main

Llangadfan Motte

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Llangadfan 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;

• Jones, William, (Llangadfan), papers   1995-1996    "The William Jones (Llangadfan) Memorial Committee (Cronfa Gofeb William Jones ) was formed to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of William Jones (1726-1795), from Llangadfan, Montgomeryshire, who was a poet, philosopher as well as a physician"

History

Earthenware crock, Llangadfan, late C19th - on the Gathering the Jewels site

Land and Property

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

• Sinnett, J. L. M., collection of Llangadfan deeds      "Deeds, 1719-1812, relating to the parishes of Llanerfyl and Llangadfan, Montgomeryshire, 1719-1812, and Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, 1805-1809."

Maps

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