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"LLANVYNYDD (LLAN-FYNYDD), a parish, in the union of LLANDILO-VAWR, lower division of the hundred of CATHINOG, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 6 miles (N.W.) from Llandilo-Vawr; containing 1358 inhabitants. This parish, which is of very considerable extent, containing 11,000 acres, is pleasantly situated near the source of the river Sannan . . . the lands are for the greater part inclosed and cultivated, and the soil is tolerably fertile. Fairs are held annually in the village on July 5th, August 13th, and Novemeber 10th. The place constitutes a prebend in the Collegiate Church of Brecknock . . The church, dedicated to St. Egwad, is not entitled to architectural notice. There are places of worship for Calvinistic Methodists and Baptists. A day school, containing 20 children of both sexes, was endowed in 1738, by the Rev. D. Jones . . . There are also three Sunday schools, in one of which, supported by subscription, are forty males and females, who attend the Established Church; the other two appertain to the the dissenters, and afford gratuitous instruction to 120. . ." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]

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Biography

Roberts, Gomer Morgan. Morgan Rhys, Llanfynydd. G.M. Roberts (1951) 24 p., ill. (Series: Cyfres yr emynwyr.)
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Church History

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

  • Llanfynydd Parish Church William Harris,Vicar
  • Spite CM Erected in 1771, rebuilt in 1838 David Williams, Deacon
  • Amor, village Calvinistic Baptists Erected in 1830 David Jones, Deacon, Hafodforgan
  • Carmel CM Erected in 1850 Thomas Thomas, Deacon
  • Footnote says the returns for the above 3 chapels is in the same hand apart from "the signs"

Parish entry from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).

  • St Egwad
  • Incumbent and Curates; R Curzon-Jones
  • Rural Deanery of Llandilo
  • Acreage 10,850 ; Population 581

See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Egwad's Church

Digital copy of a colour photograph showing a general view of Amor Baptist Chapel, Llanfynydd taken by Robert Scourfield, 1995. - on the People's Collection Wales site

    Evans, D.S. O Fanc y Spite:atgofion am gapel y Methodistiaid yn Llanfynydd, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, Ceredigion, Gwasg Edwin Mellen (1997) xiv, 337 p., 46 p. of plates, ill. [ISBN: 0773486542] [Llanfynydd Calvinistic Methodist Chapel - History]

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    Church Records

    Dyfed FHS have photographs and data relating to various churches and chapels on their site

    Parish registers: Christenings (1692-1812), Marriages (1692-1782, 1797-1967), Banns (1823-78) and Burials (1692-1940) are at the Carmarthenshire Record Office.

    Copy ts PR index CB (1813-1989) M (1698-1875) at NLW and Carm.RO

    Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1672, 1678-9, 1681, 1683-4, 1686-7, 1693, 1696-8, 1701-3, 1707, 1716-17, 1719-22, 1725-31, 1733-57, 1759-73, 1775-82, 1786-1800, 1802-56) 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. 17 - Cathinog Hundred (Dyfed Family History Society, c1989)

    See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg

    Nonconformist Chapels:

    • Amor (Baptist, c1795), Llanfynydd village Members (1899-1900) NLW Ms 18117C On Dyfed FHS
    • PEN-Y-GARN INDEPENDENT SUNDAY SCHOOL, PEN-Y-GARN  - no data    coflein
    • Carmel (Calvinistic Methodist, bef 1850), near Cefnbrisgen farm in upper part of parish SN58152916 Built 1850/1. Enlarged 1875, rebuilt 1908 Coflein
    • Spite (Calvinistic Methodist, 1738), Llanfynydd village On Dyfed FHS Spite Llanfynydd CM chapel - still open in 2006
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    Description & Travel

    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;

    • Area 10744 acres; Population 659 males, 717 females, total 1376

      Llanfynydd - on Wikipedia

      You can see pictures of Llanfynydd which are provided by:

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      Gazetteers

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

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      History

      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

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      Land & Property

      Held at Carmarthen Archives;

      • Printed tithe apportionments 1841-1843 for Llandybie, Llanfynydd and Llandeilo fawr parishes.
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      Maps

      Map of the parish of Llanfynydd in the County of Carmarthen - on the People's Collection Wales site

      Parish map(Kain/Oliver)

      You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN571285 (Lat/Lon: 51.936596, -4.080734), Llanfynydd which are provided by:

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      Names, Geographical

      Places, villages, farms etc within Llanfynydd 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 Mary Greatorex)

      • Llanfynydd (11); Aber Sannan, Afon Cothi, Afon Dulas, Afon Felindre, Afon Sannan, Allt Enoch, Beill bedw, Blaen-Sannan, Brisgen-isaf, Bron-y-glyn, Bryn-yr-eglwys Parc, Cefn-brisgen, Clawdd-Owen, Crachdy-isaf, Crachdy-uchaf, Crach-gelli-fawr, Cwm-delli, Dyffryn, fords, Fortress, Graig, Gwaelod-y-maes, Hafod farm, Llanfynydd, Llwyn-y-fedwen, Llwyn-yr-fyn, Maes-pant, Maes-yr-haidd, mills, Mynydd Figyn, Pant, Pant-glas, Pant-y-cerid, Pant-y-fynnon, Pant-yr-odyn, Pen-lan, Pentarch, Pen-y-garn, Pen-y-rhos-isaf, Pistyll-north, Pistyll-south, pond, Rhandir, Rhyd-y-Gwial, Tic Ifan-Ddu, Ty'r-pob, Whitlera
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      Schools

      Held at Carmarthen Archives;

      • Llanfynydd school; governors minute book.