Ysbyty Ystwyth

Some 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 are those of the informants

• Yspytty Ystwyth Parish Church J W Morris, Perpetual Curate, Ystradmeuric
• see Chapels database below

Parish entry for Yspytty Ystwyth with Ystrad Meurig from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by Archive CD Books).

• St John Baptist & St John Baptist (Ystrad Meurig)
• Incumbent and Curates; D J Jones (J Lloyd)
• Rural Deanery of Ultra Aeron
• Acreage 12,929 & 956 ; Population 556

Maes-glas CM chapel

• 1. Maesglas CM chapel SN73237144 Sabbath school at Lletty Howell in 1811 Chapel built in 1818/9, rebuilt 1845 and replaced as a chapel 1874, but continued as Sunday School. The Sunday School reverted to a chapel after 2001, but this has also now closed (2003). Members; 150 in 1851 Records; 1. births & bapts 1821-37 PRO & in IGI 2. pew rent book 1845-96 NLW 3. see Penuel, Pontrhydfendigaid
  2. Maesglas CM chapel SN73187130 Chapel built ca. 1874 Demolished by 2006
  This Calvinistic Methodist Chapel replaces two earlier chapels of the same name, one now a pair of semi-detached houses, the other used as a Sunday School.
  (The Chapels Recording Project in Wales & Rawlins - See Notes on Church/Chapel Records page )
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• See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
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• Ysytty (sic) Ystwyth Chapel, Ysbytty [Ystwyth deleted] Estrad Meurig CM The first chapel erected in 1818, the second in 1845 David Morgan, Minister (1851 Religious census)
• Maes-glas CM chapel Bapts 1821-37 PRO ( Nonconformist Registers of Wales - See Notes on Church/Chapel Records page )
• Photograph on Dyfed FHS

Capel Saeson Wesleyan Methodist (Lisburne Mines), Pontrhydygroes

• Capel Saeson Wesleyan Methodist (Lisburne Mines), Pontrhydygroes SN73277293 Built in 1852, not still open 2002 (The Chapels Recording Project in Wales)
• Capel Saeson, New Rd, Pontrhydygroes [Lisburne Mines chapel] - See Capeli (2005 list of chapels under threat)

Bethel (Salem?) Wesleyan Methodist chapel, Pontrhydygroes

• Bethel Wesleyan Methodist chapel, Pontrhydygroes (called Salem in Rawlins) Chapel built 1810, rebuilt 1841 & renewed 1874-5 A segmental slate plaque is inscribed "Capel y Trefnyddion Wesleyaidd/ Bethel/1874". Part of Aberystwyth circuit until 1860, then Ystumtuen circuit Records; see Aberystwyth circuit under Soar, Aberystwyth and Ystumtuem circuit under Salem, Llanbadarn Fawr Not still open 2001 (undergoing conversion residential.).
  Bethel (1) was built in 1810 and Bethel (2) in 1841. SN73967244 & SN73917241
  (The Chapels Recording Project in Wales & Rawlins - See Notes on Church/Chapel Records page )

• Bethel Wesleyan chapel, Pontrhydygroes Bapts 1835-1936 NLW ( Nonconformist Registers of Wales - See Notes on Church/Chapel Records page )
• Photograph on Dyfed FHS

Maen-Arthur CM Sunday school, Pontrhydygroes

• Maen-Arthur CM Sunday school, Pontrhydygroes SN73457289 School Chapel built 1871 Not stilll open 1998 (residential). (The Chapels Recording Project in Wales)

Capel Heleth Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Helaeth

• Was demolished in 1997. The remaining walls stand just 1.5m high. (coflein)

Hendre Calvinistic Methodist Chapel Sunday School, Craig-Y-Bwlch

• Was built in 1904 in the Vernacular style. By 1998 the school had ben converted for residential accommodation. (coflein)

Waun-Lloi Methodist Chapel Sunday School

• Was built in 1868 in the Vernacular style of the gable entry type. By 1998 the school had been converted for residential use.(coflein)

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 5544 acres; Population 343 males, 375 females, total 718

Places, villages, farms etc within Ysbyty Ystwyth 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 Dewi Evans)

• Ysbytty Ystwyth (36); Afon Elan; Aber Gengu hill; Aber Gwngu; Afon Marchnant; Bano Hir; Bano mawr; Blaen y Cwm; Blaen Marchnant; Bryn; Bryn Dafydd; Bryn mawr; Bryn yr Hyddod; Bwlch gwalter; Bwlch y hendre; Byrlyman Elan; Caer y hyrdded; Careg Bwlch mynachlog; Careg y Derlwyn; Cefn Coch; Craig cwm anwen; Craig y bwlch; Cwm Ystwyth; Dolgan; Domen Milwyn; Esgair Dderwen; Esgair Elan; Esgair Embor; Esgair Gwngu; Esgair Pwll dwr; Ffaethnant; Ffin; Geifas; Graig Ddu Graig Goch; Hendre Felen; Inn; Lead Mine; Llethr; Llethr Tirion; Llyn Du; Llyn Fyrddon fach; Llyn Gwngu; Nant Gan; Nant Milwyn; Ochr Lwyd; Pen Lan Fedwen; Pen Rhiwlas; Pont-rhyd-y-groes; Rhos y Gafalt; Rhos Waen Lloi; Seran; Trawsallt; Ty coch; Ty Mawr; Waen Claerddu; Weir; Ysbytty Ystwyth; Ysguboriau;