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Llanhamlach

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"LLANHAMLACH, a parish in the hundred of Penkelly, county Brecon, 3 miles S.E. of Brecknock, its post town, and 9 N.E. of Crickhowell. It is situated on the river Usk, and near the line of the Roman road Via Julia Montana. The Brecon canal passes through the parish, which includes the hamlet of Llecfaen. ..." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Bibliography

Williams, Stephen W. Llansaintffread, Llanhamlach, and Llanfigan churches. 1887. 12p
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Churches

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Church History

Church of St Peter and St Illtyd, Llanhamlach on the Brecknockshire Churches Survey site.

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Church Records

Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given under Breconshire Parish Registers on the Powys Archives website.

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 1717-1746, 1755-1991; Marriages 1717-1746, 1754-1971; Burials 1717-1746, 1755-1930 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.
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Description & Travel

    You can see pictures of Llanhamlach which are provided by:

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    Gazetteers

    The transcription of the section for Llanhamlach from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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    Maps

     Plan of the parish of Llanhamlach in the County of Brecon - on the People's Collection Wales  site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO086274 (Lat/Lon: 51.937223, -3.330402), Llanhamlach which are provided by:

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    Names, Geographical

    Places, villages, farms etc., in Llanhamlach 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)

    • Llanhamlach [45] - Byddwn, Greenway, Groesffordd, Highgrove, Llanhamlach, Llechfaen, Maen Hir, Manest Court, Millbrook, Peterstone Court, Roman Road, Slade Farm, Ty Illtyd, Ty'n-y-caeau