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Llanllyr(-Yn-Rhos) / Llanyre
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"LLANYRE, or LLANHIR (LLAN-HIR), a parish in the hundred of RHAIADR, county of RADNOR, SOUTH WALES, 5 miles (N.) from Builth, on the road to Rhaiadr, containing 674 inhabitants. This parish is situated between the rivers Wye and Ithon, by the former of which it is bounded on the west, and by the latter on the east. It extends five miles in length and about two miles and a half in breadth,............ The living is a vicarage not in charge, consolidated with that of Nantmel, in the archdeaconry of Brecknock, and diocese of St. David's. The church, dedicated to All Saints, ...........There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyan Methodists, at Newbridge, on the border of the parish.........The average annual expenditure for the maintenance of the poor amounts to £ 283. 12...............( A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, Samuel Lewis, 1833)
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Includes Newbridge-on-Wye, a hamlet in this parish
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Cole, E J A Llanyre Charter of 1291/2 Radnorshire Society Transactions Vol 25 1955 Welsh Journals OnlineGibson-Watt, Lord of Doldowlod The last seventy years as I remember them Radnorshire Society Transactions, vol. 60 1990 Welsh Journals Online
Jones, M J. Chapel of treasured memory : the Quaker chapel at Llanyre, Llandrindod Wells, about 60 years ago. Country Quest 28/6 (1987), p. 18-19
Rees, Wynford. The centenary of Llanyre Parish Church Llanllyr-yn-Rhos, 1886-1986. Llanllyr-yn-rhos] : [Llanyre Parish Church], [1986?] 24p Twentieth century Llanyre : through the eyes of its people. Llanyre : Llanyre WI, [2000?] 49p
Newbridge-On-Wye English Baptist Church / Pentref, Newbridge-on-Wye |
Ysgoldy (Baptist Sunday School), Llanyre |
Methodist Chapel, Deuaeth |
Methodist Chapel, Fron |
Newbridge-On-Wye Methodist Chapel, Newbridge-on-Wye |
Friends' Meeting House / Tin Tabernacle, Llanyre |
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. Llanyre Parish; Statistics; Area 5901 acres; Population 397 males, 376 females, total 773
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Church of St Llyr, Llanyre on the Radnorshire Churches Survey site
Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given on the Powys Archives page.
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 1760-1903; Marriages 1759-1772, 1783, 1795-1971; Burials 1760-1963
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
Llanyre - on wikipedia
Aerial photograph of Castell Collen Roman Fort,Llanyre, 1994 - on the People's Collection Wales site
- The transcription of the section for Llanllyr(-Yn-Rhos) / Llanyre from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llanllyr(-Yn-Rhos) / Llanyre to another place.
Llanyre War Memorial - on the Roll of Honour site
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- 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"
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
Family Search have an interactive map called "England and Wales Jurisdictions 1851" showing parish (and other) boundaries with optional background maps such as Ordnance Survey. There is also a Search facility, do read the guidance notes to get maximum benefit from this useful resource. See here for further background information to assist in the interpretation of this data
Victorian Powys for schools site - Map of Llanyre in 1840, and 1902
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO025607 (Lat/Lon: 52.235779, -3.429708), Llanllyr(-Yn-Rhos) / Llanyre which are provided by:
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- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llanyre Parish and Community Council Records 1840-1999
- Llanyre Parish Records 1868-2006