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Contents

LLANDDEWI-YN-HWYTYN / WHITTON

• Bibliography
• Census
• Church History
• Church Records
• Gazetteers
• Maps
• Public Records

Bibliography

Edwards, E F. The Pughs of Cwm Whitton, Radnor. Cronicl Powys. No. 21 (1989), p. 53-55

Census

Victorian Powys for schools site - Census figures for Whitton aprish 1841-1901

Church History

Church of St David, Whitton on the Radnorshire Churches Survey site

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.

Whitton Parish; Statistics; Area 1549 acres; Population 71 males, 47 females, total 118

• Whitton Parish Church        Attendance (average) - morning 50/60         1 service in English                J N Price, Curate
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• Rossamerch, Whitton, Weslean                   Dwelling house               Attendance - evening 27                William Duggan, Agricultural Labourer, occupier of house

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 1600-22, 1625-1986; Marriages 1600-22, 1625-1971; Burials 1600-22, 1625-1986; Banns 1824-1986
  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  

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Llanddewi-yn-Hwytyn / Whitton from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
• A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833

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;

• Whitton Parish and Community Council Records 1843-1985

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Llanddewi-yn-Hwytyn / Whitton

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