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"LLANDEVEYLOG (LLAN-DYFAELOG), a parish, in the hundred of Kidwelly, union and county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 6 miles (S.S.E.) from Carmarthen; containing 1303 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the navigable river Towy, by which it is bounded on the west; and contains a large tract of fertile land, the whole, with a very trifling exception, is inclosed and in a good state of cultivation. The surrounding scenery is richly varied, and that portion of the parish situated between the turnpike-road from Carmarthen to Kidwelly, which passes close to the village, and the river Towy, is not inferior, for the variety and beauty of its scenery, to any district in this part of the principality. . . There is an ancient weir for taking salmon and sewin, attached to the Plâs Gwyn estate. Several good family residences are situated within the limits of the parish, but most of them have been deserted by their proprietors, and converted into farm-houses. . . The church, dedicated to St. Maelog, the reputed founder, is of great antiquity, and of a very irregular form, differing as to structure from the generality of parochial churches. There are places of worship for Welsh Methodists, Independents, and Unitarians, of whom the first assemble for divine worship in an ancient edifice, formerly a chapel of ease to the mother church . . . About 60 children of both sexes are instructed in two day schools, at the expense of their parents; and there are five Sunday schools . . ." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]
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| Pen-Y-Graig Independent Chapel, Llandyfaelog |
| Rama Independent Chapel, Llwynhelyg, Llandyfaelog |
| Capel Coker, Church Site, Llandyfaelog (Church in Wales) |
| Capel Llangynheiddon, Chapel Site, Bancycapel (Church in Wales) |
| St Maelog, Llandyfaelog (Church in Wales) |
| Ebenezer Baptist Church, Coed-y-brain, Llandefaelog |
| Seion Baptist Chapel, Idole, Llandefaelog |
| Cwmffrwd Independent Sunday School, Cwm-Ffrwd, Llandefaelog |
| Pen-Y-Graig Independent Chapel, Llandyfaelog |
| Rama Independent Chapel, Llwynhelyg, Llandyfaelog |
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
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Parish entry from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
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Francis, Gwyn. Hanes Eglwys Annibynnol Rama, ger Caerfyrddin 1842-1992. Llandyfaelog: Rama, Llandyfaelog, 1992. 32p: ill, ports; 21cm.
Dyfed FHS have photographs and data relating to various churches and chapels on their site
Parish registers: Christenings (1695-1966), Marriages (1695-1805, 1808-1970), Banns (1808-12, 1882, 1884, 1900-94) and Cwm-ffrwd Marriages (1877-1970) , Burials (1695-1911) are at the National Library of Wales with copies [except Banns] at Carm.RO
Copy ts PR index CB (1813-75) M (1695-1875) at NLW and Carm.RO
Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1672, 1679-80, 1684-8, 1690-1, 1693-4, 1697-1704, 1707-14, 1717-51, 1753-66, 1768-99, 1802-52, 1854-62) are at the National Library of Wales, and have been microfilmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Marriage index for this parish - see Dyfed Marriages, 1813-1837, Vol. 16 - Kidwelly Hundred (Dyfed Family History Society, c1989).
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Nonconformist Chapels:
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The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales., byJones, I.G. & Williams, D. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. These statistics for this parish are extracted from this book which in turn got them from the 1851 census itself;
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The transcription of the section for Llandefaelog from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llandefaelog to another place.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Brigstocke Family Papers 1735-1965; and Brigstocke (W. Evans George) Estate Papers 1662-1895; and W. Evans George and Sons (Solicitors) Collection of Brigstocke family deeds 1496-1922; "The original residence of the Brigstocke family in Wales was Llechdwnni in the parish of Llandefaelog......................."
History of Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire, Author Unknown. [Listed in Rawlins]Lloyd, Sir John E., (Ed.). A History of Carmarthenshire (2 vols.), Cardiff, London Carmarthenshire Society (1935, 1939). Extracts from this book can be accessed on some parish pages, see here for this parish
Parish map(Kain/Oliver)
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN418138 (Lat/Lon: 51.800079, -4.295997), Llandefaelog which are provided by:
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- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
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- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Places, villages, farms etc within Llandefaelog 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)
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Held at Carmarthen Archives;
- Llandyfaelog parish council records C19 & C20.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llandyfaelog Parish Council records 1782-1956 (accumulated 1894-1956) ".......including vestry books, 1782-1919; Parish Council minute books, 1894-1948; records relating to the Poor rate, 1839-1926; .............."