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Contents

LLANBISTER

• Bibliography
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Gazetteers
• Land and Property
• Maps
• Public Records
• Schools

Bibliography

Davies, Haydn. The Pound Chapel : Llanbister, Radnorshire 1896-1996 : centenary commemoration. Llanbister : Hephzibah Pound Baptist Chapel, 1996. 50p

Church History

Church of St Cynllo, Llanbister on the Radnorshire Churches Survey site

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 1705-1964; Marriages 1705-1971; Burials 1705-1994; Banns 1854-1901
  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  and /or SOG  

Description and Travel

Aerial photograph of Llanbister 2001 - on the Gathering the Jewels site 

Gazetteers

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

Land and Property

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

• Salt & Sons, Solicitors of Shrewsbury: Radnorshire   1869   "Sales particulars for The Linwent, Llanbister, 1869"  
• Phillips & Co. [Ludlow] records     "Records collected by Phillips & Co., solicitors, 1438-1937, including deeds and associated papers relating to land in the parishes of .......... Llanbister, 1607-1687.........."  
• Llanbister, Llanyre and Llanddewi Ystradenni deeds   " Deeds and records, 1618-1758, relating to land in the parishes of Llanbister, 1692-1734; Llanyre, 1618-1758; Llanddewi Ystradenni, 1713-1758"  
• Green and Nixson, solicitors' Records   1578-1984   "Arranged into the following: Probate and personal papers; ..................... Y Ty Mawr, Llanbister, deeds; Vron charity documents; Llanddewi Ystradenni, Llanbister, Llangynllo and Knighton deeds; Llanbister deeds; Warren House, Llanbister, deeds; Owens family of Llanbister deeds; Miscellaneous; Deeds relating to Maes-yr-hardy, Llanbister; Thomas Clee of Knucklas papers"

Maps

Public Records

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

• Llanbister Parish and Community Council Records 1885-1993

Schools

Powys - A Day in the Life - Llanbister Cantal School

Victorian Powys for schools site - Llanbister Cantal School

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

• Cantal Board School, Llanbister, photographs  "Group photographs of pupils at Cantal School, [c. 1860], [early 20th century]; exercise books of Abraham Hamer, 1859, 1861"

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