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Llanwonno

"LLAN WYNO, in the Cwmwd of Meisgyn, Cantref of Penythen (now called the Hundred of Miskin), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Curacy, not in charge, to the Vicarage of Llan Trisaint: Patron, The Vicar of Llan Trisaint: Church dedicated to St. Gwyno. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 426. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £362..9..9, at 9s. 6d. in the pound. It is 7 1/2 m. N. from LLan Trisaint. This Parish contains about 2000 acres of cultivated Land, and about 2000 acres which are uncultivated. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Stipend, and Augmentation, was £18."
(From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811) 

Bibliography Church History Church Records Description and Travel Directories

History Land and Property Maps Occupations Population Public Records Schools

Bibliography

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

Baldwin, Bernard.  Mountain Ash and Penrhiwceiber remembered in Pictures, 1986.  Index by Jill Smith

Rhondda, A second selection [Archive Photograph Series]. Indexed by Allen Powell

Thomas, Rev W. Glanffrwd's History of Llanwonno, 1843-90 (Hanes Plwyf Llanwonno);  published in 1888 in serial form in the 'Darian' (Aberdare) &  translated by Thomas Evans in 1950;  published by Merthyr Express. 210 pp. Indexed by Glenys Travis (with chapter headings)

Church History

Chapels Database  - a  list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish

Church Records

The church is dedicated to St. Gwynno, is in the Benefice of Llanwynno, and the 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 ST030956.

Modern Parishes & Chapels of Ease :-

• St. Donat, Abercynon
• St. Gwynno, Abercynon
• St. Mary, Glyntaff - Parish formed in 1848 from Eglwysilan, Llanwonno and Llantwit Fardre
• St. David, Hopkinstown (Llanddewi Rhondda) - Parish formed in 1914 from Llanwonno
• St. John the Baptist, Miskin
• St. Margaret, Mountain Ash - Parish formed in 1863 from Aberdare and Llanwonno
• St. Winifred, Penrhiwceibr - Parish formed in 1897 from Mountain Ash
• St. Paul, Porth
• St. Mary Magdalene, Pontygwaith
• St. Barnabas, Trehafod
• Christ Church, Ynysybwl
• All Saints, Ynysyboeth

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

• Llanwonno, St. Gwynno - Christenings (BT's), 1826-1860

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Llanwonno parish  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 John Ball)

• Llanwonno [69] - Abercynon, Blaenhenwysg, Blaenllechau, Bryn-goleu, Buarth-capel, Caer Maen, Carn-y-Wiwer, Cefn, Cefn-llechau-uchaf, Coed Pen-y-parc, Cribyn-du, Dduallt, Cwm, Darwonno, Fanhaulog, Fforest-isaf, Ffynnon-dwyn, Gelli-fendigaid, Gelli-isaf, Gelli-lwch, Gelli-Wrgan, Gilfach-glyd, Gilfach-y-rhyd, Glog, Glyn-coch, Glyn-ddwynant, Gyfeillon, Hafod, Hendre-Rhys, Hopkinstown, Kennel, Lan, Llanwonno, Llwynperdid, Llysnant, Maen Tri-gwr, Maerdy, Miskin, Mynachdy, Nant-yr-ysfa, New Road, Newtown, Nyth-bran, Pant-y-craig-wen, Parc-newydd, Pendyrys Colliery, Pen Lan, Pen-rhiw, Penrhiwceiber, Penrhiw-Cradoc, Pentwyn, Pen-y-parc, Pen-y-wal, Perthgelyn, Pistyll-goleu, Porth, Pwll-helyg, Reservoir, Rhiw-yr-uchain, St Gwynno's Well, Stanleytown, Tai'r-heol, Twyn Brynbychan, Ty-bach, Tyntetown, Tyn-y-wern, Ty'r-y-gelli, Ty'r-gweydd, Wattstown, Y Ffrwd, Ynys-boeth, Ynys-y-bwl

Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.

Rhondda Cynon Taff Heritage Trail site -  sections for Cynon, Rhondda and Taff Ely

Images of the Rhondda Valley site

Walks around Llanwonno

Directories

Transcript of name listing for Pontypridd, and district, from Commercial and Trade Directories, for the years:-

History

Historical snippets re 'the Rhondda', various contributors

Land and Property

• William family of the Glog, Llanwonno
  1641-20th century: deeds (3) 1641, 1733, 1748, family and estate papers 18th-20th century
  [National Library of Wales, Department of Manuscripts and Records]

Maps

Occupations

Local collieries not shown elsewhere on this site;

• The National Colliery, Wattstown on the Welsh Coal Mines site

Population

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

Public Records

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

• Llanwonno Civil Parish records          " ....... comprising rate books, 1850-1875; valuation lists, 1881-1882; copy of tithe plan and apportionment, 1842 (copied c 1980)"

Schools

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

• Llanwonno School Board records       " ..... comprising minute books, 1871-1903; letter books, 1895-1906; ledger, 1894-1899; teacher's salaries books, c. 1890-1900; cookery account book, 1899-1908"

Hamlets, Towns and Villages

Llanwonno

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