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Llanilltern

"LLAN ILLTWRN, in the Cwmwd of Uwch Caeth, Cantref of Brenhinol (now called the Hundred of Dinas Powys), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Chapel, not in charge, annexed to the Rectory of St. Fagan's: Patron, The Earl of Plymouth: Chapel dedicated to St. Illtyd. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 84. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £61..0..3  It is 6 m. N.W. from Caerdiff. This Parish contains about 1000 statute acres of Land, all inclosed. The remains of the Monastery are now a Barn. This Chapelry is supposed to have been separated from the Parish of St. Fagan's, about the reign of Queen Elizabeth: it has a Register, and chooses its Warden, and makes its own Rates; but pays to the repairs of St. Fagan's Church and Bridge; and when the Rate for them is made, it pays the third Penny. The Duty of this Chapel is once a day, Morning and Evening alternately, and generally in the Welsh language.- "St. Iltutus founded a Monastery here, A. D. 508, and made it a place for Education in human Learning as well as Religion: so that many worthy Men are said to have been brought up here." - Tanner's Not. Mon.
From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.

Bibliography Cemeteries Church History Church Records

Description and Travel Directories Maps Population Public Records

Bibliography

Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.

"Annals of St. Fagan's with Llanillterne - An Ancient Glamorgan Parish", indexed by David Webb.

Cemeteries

The Glamorgan Family History Society have produced a set of microfiche containing Monumental Inscriptions for the following burial grounds :-

• Parish Church of St. Ellteyrn

Church History

Glamorgan Chapels Database  - a  list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
Here are references found for one such chapel;

Taihirion Independent chapel, Llanilltern    ST10587983   Built in 1760, modified, altered or rebuilt in 1822 and 1896, not still in use 2000 The Chapels Recording Project in Wales (RCAHMW)   Book index entry "Taihirion Cong. Chapel" in "Annals of St. Fagan's with Llanillterne - An Ancient Glamorgan Parish"   Taihirion English Ind chapel    Opened in 1822       Closed by 1992         "no trace of records" My Ancestors were Congregationalists in England and Wales, by D J H Clifford, SOG, 1992.   Taihirion Ind, Llanilltern      Erected c 1761      Evan Williams, Deacon (Informant)     1851 Religious Census Rees, Thomas & John Thomas. Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). Here is the entry for this chapel (in Welsh)

Church Records

Llanilltern was formerly a chapelry in the Parish of St. Fagans

The church is dedicated to St. Ellteryn, is in the Benefice of Pentyrch with Capel Llanilltern, and diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference ST095799.

Anglican Parish Registers Held at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Baptisms	Marriages	Burials	Banns	Bishops Transcripts
-	1756-1767	-	-	1717, 1724-1740, 1742-1744, 1747-1749, 1752, 1755, 1758-1763, 1765-1790, 1792-1814, 1816-1830, 1832-1837

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

• Llanilltern, St. Ellteryn - Christenings (BT's), 1800-1867

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Llanilltern as shown on the parish map on the CD of  Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Jean Gilson)

• Llanilltern (127): Capel Llanilltern; Llanfair-fach;  Llwyn-ioli; Parc; Pen-coed; Tre-gyrnog; Tre-wern; Ty-du; Tyla-Morris.

"LLANILTERNE, or CHAPEL ILTERNE (LLANILLTEYRN), a parochial chapelry in the hundred of DINAS POWIS, county of GLAMORGAN, SOUTH WALES, on the road from Cardiff to Llantrissent, 6 miles (W. N. W.) from Cardiff, containing 149 inhabitants. It is stated to have been separated from the parish of St. Fagan about the reign of Queen Elizabeth; but the inhabitants still contribute one-third to the repairs of the church and bridge of that parish. The living is consolidated with the rectory of St. Fagan's, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Llandaf. The chapel, dedicated to St. Illtyd, is a very small building, with a curious inscription, not wholly legible, at the southwestern angle of the exterior wall, said to be to the memory of the wife of the renowned King Arthur. There is a place of worship for Independents. At Llanvairvawr, an ancient farm-house belonging to the Earl of Plymouth, lately destroyed by fire, are the ruins of a religious house, founded about the year 508, by St. Illtyd, as " a place for education in human learning, as well as religion :" the chapel is entire, and has been converted into a barn. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £157. 13. " ( A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis 1833)

Directories

Transcript of name listing for Llandaff, with the parishes and villages of Caerau, Ely, Fairwater, Radyr, Llanilltern, St. Fagan's, Michaelston-super-Ely, and St. Bride's-super-Ely from Slaters Directory for 1880.

Maps

Population

The Population of Llanilltern was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.

Public Records

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

• Llanilltern Civil Parish records       " ....... comprising assistant overseer's rate books, 1916-1926; assistant overseer's receipt and payment book, 1901-1928; assistant overseer's collection book, 1916-1920; assistant overseer's valuation lists, 1908-1922; copy of churchwardens' accounts, 1726-1727; copy of tithe plan and apportionment, c1840"

Llanilltern

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