Glyncorrwg

Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.

References to Glyncorrwg in the British Library

Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish

Sketch of Glyncorrwg Church, by one of the Bacon sisters, 19th century - on the People's Collection Wales site (use search box)

See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph of St John the Baptist Church

For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives

See Bap/Mar/Bur data on  FreeReg

The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is in the Benefice of Glyncorrwg with Afan Vale and Cymmer Afan, and the diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference SS874994.

A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1702-1905, Marriages, 1724-1837, Burials, 1702-1908. Visit their website for information on how to purchase these fiche.

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Glyncorrwg Ecclesiastical Parish     " ......... including registers of baptisms, 1813-1988; marriages, 1813-1971; burials, 1813-1940; banns, 1824-1923; churchwardens plans, c1906"

Modern Parishes & Chapels of Ease :-

• Afan Vale - Parish formed in 1906 from Glyncorrwg and Llangynwyd
• St. Mary, Blaengwrach - Chapel of Ease to Aberpergwm
• St. John the Evangelist, Cymmer - Conventional District in the Parish of Afan Vale

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

• Glyncorrwg, St. John the Baptist - Christenings (BT's), 1821-1860

Glyncorrwg - on Wikipedia

Cefn Ffordd, near Glyncorrwg - on the geograph.org.uk site

Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Geograph
• Flickr

Transcript of complete name listing for Glyn-Neath, with Aberpergwm, Glyncorrwg, Blaenwrach and Resolven, from the Post Office Directory for 1871.

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

Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Glyncorrwg to another place.

Some of the hamlets, towns and villages within this parish

Jan Ross (Griffiths) has a group on Facebook for the collection and sharing of information and photographs relating to The Parish and Village of Glyncorrwg (Nov 2015)

Part of the Ramblers Cymru Glyncorrwg eTrail. The information within this audio piece was obtained from PhD research carried out by Gareth Davies. Read by Sam Lewis. - on the People's Collection Wales site

This diagram shows the position of this parish within the county of Glamorgan - click on this to see a full size diagram of the county

Map of the hamlet of Glyncorrwg in the parish of Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire - on the People's Collection Wales site

Parish map (Kain/Oliver)

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN882009 (Lat/Lon: 51.695327, -3.618579), Glyncorrwg which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• 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 Glyncorrwg 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)

• Blaengwrach (55); Aber-clwyd; Blaengwrach (village); Blaengwrach Coll'ies; British Rhondda Collieries; Carn fach; Coal Level; Craig; Craig-isaf; Craig y Llyn; Cwm Rhyd-y-gors; Cwm yr Argoed; Fforch-y-garn; Glyn-eithinog; Glyn Neath Sta.; Llyn Fach; Neath Canal; Neath River; Pen-y-cae; Ty'r-mynydd; Y Foel Chwern?; Ynys-las
• Glyncorrwg (56); Aber-cregan; Afon Corrwg; Afon Corrwg Fechan; Bachgen Careg; Blaen-Avan; Blaen-corrwg; Blaen-Cregen; Blaen-gwynfi (village); Bryn-du; Bryn Llydan; Bryn Llynwyn-ddwr; Bwlch Nant-gwyn; Carn Caglau; Carn y Wiwer; Cefn Ffordd; Cefn Grug; Cefnmawr; Cefn Nant-y-gwair; Cefn Tyle-brych; Chwarelau Blaen-corrwg; Coal Level; Coedcae Pen-y-waun; Coedcae y Derlwyn; Colliery(2); Corrwg-fechan; Crug-yr-Avan; Cwm Corrwg; Daren Ddu; Fforch-las; Fforch-las Street; Garn Coch; Glyn Corrwg; Glyncorrwg (village); Glyncorrwg Pits; GWR; Gwaun Rhys; Hendre-gareg; Level; Llwyn-y-ffynnon; Maen yr Allor; Moel y Gwynt; Mynydd Aber-gwynfi; Mynydd Blaen Avan; Mynydd Blaen Gwynfi; Mynydd Blaen-nant-du; Mynydd Corrwg-fechan; Mynydd Rhiw-llech; Mynydd Ynys-corrwg; Nant Boeth; Nant Cregan; Nant Cwm-cae; Nant Du; Nant Gwynfi; Nant Melyn; Nant yr allor; Panwaun Pen-y-coedcae; Pebyll/Pobyll?; Pen-craig-isaf; Rhiw-llech; Taren Rhiw-llech; Twyn Corrwg-fechan; Twyn-y-Crug; Twyn-y-Ffald; Twyn-y-Ffarwel; Ty-isaf; Tyle Mawr; Ty'n-y-pant; Ynys-corrwg Colliery

Newspaper extracts

• Glyncorrwg Colliery, Afan Valley on the Welsh Coal Mines site

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Glyncorrwg Lodge (South Pit) "Minute books 1929-1971; Financial records 1930-1958; Correspondence and related papers 1948-1960; Fatal Accident Fund papers 1950-1964; Work agreements 1954; Contribution cards and rules 1948-1950"
• R O Roberts Collection Includes ".....and a guide book for Glyncorrwg Welsh Miners' Museum (1972)."

Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Lamp Check, Glyncorrwg Colliey
• 'Able' of Glyncorrwg Colliery - second place in Merthyr Horse Show, June 1955.
• The Upper Afan Valley Collieries. Part of the Ramblers Cymru Glyncorrwg eTrail. The information within this audio piece was obtained from PhD research carried out by Gareth Davies. Read by Sam Lewis.

The Population of Glyncorrwg was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Glyncorrwg Urban District Council Records  1866-1974        " ......including Council and committee minutes, 1893-1974; architectural plans, [c. 1910]-1925; photocopy of Planning Department register of deposited plans (1882-1927), [late 20th century]; press cuttings and ephemera, [1920s]-[1940s]; records relating to easements and grants of rights for public works to Glyncorrwg UDC from railway companies, 1866-1972, including deeds of agreement relating to Glyncorrwg, deeds relating to Llangynwyd, copies of railway acts and correspondence"

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Glyncorrwg Community Council records  1972-1991    "......... including minutes, 1977-1985; correspondence, 1986-1991; planning applications, 1985-1991; photocopies of tithe records, [late 20th century]."  
• Glyncorwg School, records      "Records of Glyncorrwg National School and Glyncorrwg School, 1869-1977, including log books, 1869-1977; HMI reports, 1948; letters, 1931-1949; Board of Education memoranda, 1926-1940."    "..........opened in about 1867. It was run by the National Society and provided an Anglican education. By 1885 the one room, one teacher school was inadequate to cope with its 250 pupils. Glyncorrwg School Board was formed under the Education Act 1870 and it replaced the National School with a new school, opened in 1885."

Social Life in Glyncorrwg. Part of the Ramblers Cymru Glyncorrwg eTrail. The information within this audio piece was obtained from PhD research carried out by Gareth Davies. Read by Sam Lewis.- on the People's Collection Wales site