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Contents

DISERTH

• Bibliography
• Church History
• Church Records
• Gazetteers
• History
• Land and Property
• Maps
• Public Records

Bibliography

Davies, D Stedman Rev.            Disserth Parish             Radnorshire Society Transactions, vol. 8 1938  Welsh Journals Online  

Disserth parish (nr Llandrindod Wells)   &   Notes taken from the two vestry books of Disserth Church        Radnorshire Society Transactions     vol. 15  1945   Welsh Journals Online

Extracts from the parish vestry books and poor law accounts of Disserth. Cronicl Powys, No. 40 (April 1997), 36-38

Fenn, Roy W D. Diserth parish church. Radnorshire Society Transactions, vol. 71 2001    Welsh Journals Online

Howse, William H. Disserth, Radnorshire : its church and its history and folk-lore. Llandrindod Wells : Sayce Brothers, 1952. 23p

Jones, Ruth M. The account books of Stephen Joseph, Disserth. Cronicl Powys. No. 46 (1999), p. 22-24

Notes on the paintings in Disserth Church, Radnorshire         Radnorshire Society Transactions Vol 24  1954      Welsh Journals Online

Powell, A Dymoke       Powell Family, Disserth             Radnorshire Society Transactions, vol. 7 1937   Welsh Journals Online

Stratton, John.                   Brecon Archdeaconry Court, 12.9.1775 : dispute concerning seats in Disserth Church. Cronicl Powys. No. 31 (1994), p. 22-23

Stratton, J A & R W D Fenn            Providence Baptist Chapel, Howey             Radnorshire Society Transactions   Vol 54  1984          Welsh Journals Online  

Church History

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

See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph of Church of St Cewydd

Rees, Thomas & John Thomas Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). The Caebach  section (in Welsh) has been extracted - with translation by Maureen Saycell (July 2009)  

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.

Disserth Parish consisting of Disserth and the hamlet of Trecoed; Statistics; Area 6650 acres; Population 280 males, 284 females, total 564

• Disserth
• Disserth Parish Church     Attendance - morning 79 + 32 scholars  (3 m  average afternoon 250 + 45 scholars)    1 service each in English in the Church and Chapel (?)     Jno. Thomas, Rector
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• Trecoed Hamlet
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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 1734-1991; Marriages 1734-1839; Burials 1734-1915; Banns 1789-1816, 1823-86
  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  

Cwm-bach Llechrhyd ecclesiastical parish formed out of Diserth parish in 1886-7, extant records are;

• Baptisms 1886-1997; Marriages 1888-1997; Burials 1887-1992 (NLW and/or Powys Archives)

Gazetteers

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

History

Cwmbach Llechryd War Memorial - on the Roll of Honour site

Howey (Disserth) War Memorial - on the Roll of Honour site

Land and Property

Data on Archives Network Wales;

• Dr John Griffiths Collection of Diserth and Llanfechain Deeds - Deeds and other documents, 1630-1886, relating mainly to the Powell family of Maesgwyn and to the parishes of Diserth, Llansanffraid-yn-Elfael, Llandegla and Glasgwm, Radnorshire, 1630-1886; and to properties of the Jones family of Bryncynfelyn in the parish of Llanfechain, 1651-1782.

Maps

Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348.   Here is a gazetteer/finding aid plus a set of overview maps to accurately identify the position of parishes within the county

View maps covering the area of this parish and places within its boundaries

Public Records

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

• Cwmbach Lechryd Parish Records  1877-1962     "Cwmbach Lechrhyd was created as a consolidated chapelry, out of the parishes of Diserth and Llanelwedd, in 1887."  
• Disserth and Trecoed Parish and Community Council Records  1838-1999

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