Llanbadarn-Odwyn

Parish entry for Llanddewi Brefi with Llanbadarn Odwyn from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by Archive CD Books).

• St David & St Padarn (Llanbadarn Odwyn)
• Incumbent and Curates; T R Davies
• Rural Deanery of Ultra Aeron
• Acreage 29,648 & 2,617 ; Population 1,597

Llwynpiod CM chapel, Llanbadarn Odwyn

• Llwynpiod Welsh CM chapel, Llwynpiod SN64246095 Founded before 1660 when associated with Independents, cause associated wholly with Methodists after 1810 This chapel and several others were united under direction of Philip Pugh Original chapel built before 1700 at Llwynrhys, rebuilt at Llwynpiod in 1753; rebuilt 1803, renewed 1853, rebuilt again 1881. Members; 106 in 1902 Records; births and bapts 1820-37 PRO & in IGI Still open 1998 (Combined source The Chapels Recording Project in Wales & Rawlins, see Notes on Church/Chapel Records page)
• Llwynpiod CM, Llanbadarn Odwyn Bapts 1820-37 PRO; Bapts 1832-1926 NLW ( Nonconformist Registers of Wales - See Notes on Church/Chapel Records page )
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• "There is a place of worship for Calvinistic Methodists, which is the largest dissenting place of worship in South Wales." (From Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833)
• "Daniel Rowland [Llangeitho] was deeply influenced by two men in particular, Phylip Pugh of Llwynpiod , Nonconformist minister , and Gruffydd Jones, Llanddowror" (Nantcwnlle  Wales - Genealogy Help Pages)

• Photograph on Dyfed FHS
• Still open 2007 - has contact address on Ceredigion Library list

• Hanes Methodistiaeth, rhan ddeheuol Sir Aberteifi : oddechreuad y "Diwvgiad Methodistaidd" yn 1735 hyd 1900 . By John Evans. Dolgellau , 1904. (Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church History in the southern part of Cardiganshire from 1735 to 1900) This book contains an entry for each CM chapel in existence in South Cardiganshire at the end of 1900, including this one. It includes a history of preaching in the area before the chapel was built, lists deacons, ministers etc, and contains a wealth of genealogical information.

The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales., by Jones, I.G. & Williams, D. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. These statistics for this parish or chapelry are extracted from this book which in turn got them from the 1851 census itself;

• Area 4425 acres; Population 235 males, 257 females, total 492

With the kind permission of the publisher, these selected extracts below are taken from "The History of Cardiganshire" by S R Meyrick, 1810, specifically the reprint of the 1907 imprint published by Stephen Collard in July 2000.

• "Llanbadarn Odwynne, situated on a very high, cold, and bleak hill, just above Llangeitho, commanding a delightful prospect of the fertile vale of Aeron. It consists simply of a nave and chancel, and stands on a cemetery walled in."
• "Its name imports that it was dedicated to St Paternus,, or Patrick, the founder of Llanbadarn fawr. Its epithet Odwynne, 'very white', seems to have been judiciously applied, as it may be seen for some miles off on every side, conspiciously exhibiting a contrast to the green turf beneath it."
• "It belonged formerly to Llandewi Brevi, having been a chapel of ease thereto, but is now a separate parish."

Places, villages, farms etc within Llanbadarn Odwyn parish as shown on the online parish map from 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 Gareth Hicks)

• Llanbadarn Odwyn(39); Brechfa; Brechfa-fach; Bron Aeron; Bryn-cipill; Cefn-banadl; Deri Odwyn; Garn-wen; Gwar llyn; Henbant; Llan-feilog; Llwyn Rhys; Meini-gwynion; Mynydd Bach; Pant-y-beudy; Parc-Rhydderch; Parc-yr-yn; Pentre Padarn; Penuwch; Pen-y-Gaer; Tre-coll; Tre-wern; Ty nant;