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Contents

ABEREDW

• Bibliography
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Gazetteers
• History
• Land and Property
• Maps
• Schools
• Social Life and Custom

Bibliography

Charters, Alan. Aspects of Aberedw. Aberedw : Alan Charters, 1998. 26p

Edwards, Anthony. Battles for Wales : massacre at Aberedw. Cambria 2/5 (1999), p. 44-6

Tudor, C L R. Some notes historical & descriptive of the churches and parishes of Aberedw and Llanfaredd. Cardiff : Western Mail, 1917. 56p

Church History

Church of St Cewydd, Aberedw on the Radnorshire Churches Survey site

St Cewydd Church, Aberedw on the Castle Wales site

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 Aberedw chapel (in Welsh)   - with translation

Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by   I.G   Jones, & D. Williams. UWP,  Cardiff, 1976. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants.

Aberedw Parish; Statistics; Area 4300 acres; Population 171 males, 159 females, total 330

• Aberedw Parish Church   Attendance - (average) morning 25 + 6 scholars, afternoon 50 + 8 scholars (alternately ?)   1 service in English    "There is no Sunday School in the winter months" W Rupell, Rector
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• Independents   Licensed 1830     "Part of a dwelling house, not used exclusively as a place of worship"      Attendance - morning 12 scholars, evening 60           David Williams, Independent Minister, Aberedw

Church Records

Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given on the Powys Archives page Radnorshire 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 1740-1991; Marriages 1740-1971; Burials 1740-1992; Banns 1813-1953
  Parish Registers, or copies, for all or part of these dates are held at the NLW, SOG and/or Powys Archives.  Bishops Transcripts for various periods are held at the NLW  

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

• Society of Friends, papers  "Including marriage register for the Congregational Church, Aberedw, Builth, Radnorshire, 1899-1968.........."

Description and Travel

Aberedw Castles on the Castle Wales site

Aberedw Castle - on wikipedia

Carneddau and Aberedw Hills in winter - on the Jane WLKS  site

Gazetteers

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

History

Aberedw War Memorial - on the Roll of Honour site

Land and Property

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

• Lord Merthyr of Senghenydd Collection     "Including Deeds relating to the Baskerville family and Baskerville Rickards Mynors family of Aberedw, Radnorshire, 1673-1867......"  
• Penybont Hall (Radnorshire) Deeds   1728-1913           "Including  the manor of Aberedw and other properties in Radnorshire........................."

Maps

Schools

Aberedw School group photograph - on flickr

Social Life and Custom

Powys - A Day in the Life  - Health Care - Robert Morris of Aberedw

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