Llandeilo Talybont database

An extensive database of facts and images relating to Llandeilo Talybont parish

Contributed by Deric John

 The material is grouped under the following headings;

• Hamlets, villages etc within the parish
• Industries
• Railway Transport
• Public Houses
• Names of properties, landowners & tenants on the 1844 Tithe Appointment Schedules for the parish
• Llandeilo Talybont Records held at West Glamorgan Archive Service, Swansea
• Timelines in the Hendy/Pontardulais locality
• Roads west of Pontardulais 1744 - 1833
• Text of the parish boundary of LAN DEILO TAL Y BONT from the Book of Llandav c 1150 AD.
• Hamlets of Llandeilo Tal-y-bont c 1861
• Eglwys Sant Teilo, Bolgoed  and The Old Church (Yr Hen Eglwys)
• Properties and Landowners in Llandeilo Talybont - Gower Anglicana  1583
• Properties of Freeholders in the Parish of Llandeilo Talybont taken from a Survey of the Seignory of Gower, 1650
• Properties, landowners and tenants in Llandilo Talybont parish in 1692
• Pontardulais Board school plans 1878
• Pontardulais street names

Hamlets, villages etc within the parish

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Gorseinon has not been part of the parish of Llandeilo Talybont since c1913 when a new parish of Gorseinon was created.

The five historical hamlets for the parish of Llandeilo Talybont were:

• Ynysllwchwr (or Ynysloughor), Glynllwchwr (or Glynloughor), Priscedwyn, Gwenlais and Tirybrenin.
• Tirybrenin was subsumed by Gorseinon parish c1913.

Villages in modern day Llandeilo Talybont are;

• Pontardulais, Pontlliw and Grovesend.

Smaller habitats include:

• Pentrebach, Glynhir, Tynybonau, Cwmanllech, Waungron, Gopa, Bancybo and Upper Mill (y Felin Uchaf)

More dispersed communities are found on:

• Graigfawr, Cefndrum, Cwm Dulais and Mynydd Lliw (Lliw Common).

Industries

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Tinplate Works from 1866 - c1960.

• Hendy Tinplate Works (Carms.) 1866. It was the first tinplate works in the Pontardulais area.
• Glamorgan Tinplate Works, 1872. (Tynybonau).
• Cambria Tinplate Works, 1874.
• Pontardulais (later Clayton) Tinplate Works. 1875
• Teilo Tinplate Works, 1880.
• Dulais Tinplate Works, 1910.
• Glynhir Tinplate Works, 1910.

Other Works:

• Pontardulais Gas Works, 1877
• Pontardulais Chemical Co, 1893.

Railway Transport

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• Llanelly to Pontardulais Railway, 1839.
• Swansea (Victoria) to Pontardulais, 1867.
• Birch Rock Tramway, c1868. (steam power, 1890)

Public Houses

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Pontardulais:

• Black Horse;
• Red Lion;
• Prince of Wales (closed),
• Gwyn Hotel;
• Dulais Glen (closed);
• Wheatsheaf;
• Recruiting (closed);
• Farmers Arms;
• King Hotel (earlier Kings Arms);
• Queen's Head (closed);
• New inn (closed);
• Royal Oak (closed, not to be confused with the Royal Oak Llanedi);
• Whistling  Inn (closed. also known as the Whit);
• Black Cock (closed);
• Fountain Inn;
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• Glamorgan Arms (Bryn Telych);
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• Butchers Arms ( Cwmdulais, closed.);

Pontlliw:

• Horse and Jockey (closed);
• Quiet Lamb (closed),
• Castle Inn;
• Buck Inn.

Waungron:

• Lougher Arms (closed).

 Names of properties, landlords & tenants on the 1844 Tithe Appointment Schedules for the parish

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The place-names have not been corrected, they remain as written in 1844.

Hamlet of Tyrbrenin

Hamlets of Priscedwyn and Gwenlais

Hamlets of Glynlloughor and Ynisllougher

LANDLORD:  DUKE OF BEAUFORT

LANDLORD:   LEWIS WESTON DILLWYN ESQ.   

LANDLORD:  DAVID ARTHUR SAUNDER DAVIES & WILLIAM DONALDSON DAVIES  

Llandeilo Talybont Records held at West Glamorgan Archive Service, Swansea.

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Including:

Parish Records

• 1844 Tithe Map and Schedules;
• Vestry Minutes 1782-1823; 1884-1894;
• Accounts 1773-1810;
• Rate Book 1849.
• Parish Council Minutes 1894-1930

• Parish Registers Llandeilo Talybont: 1662-1960 (mf); 1672-1837 (BT)
  [Transcriptions available from Glamorgan FHS]

Council Records

• Pre 1888 - Glamorgan Quarter Sessions - Swansea Hundred
• Petty Sessions - Gower Petty Sessions: Court registers, 1914-1974; registers of fines and fees, 1941-1955; minute books, 1891-1974; club returns, 1941-1949 (P/S G)    
• Llangyfelach Petty Sessions: Minute books, 1845-1870 (P/S Lf)
• 1888    - Glamorgan County Council
• 1894    - Swansea Rural District Council
• 1930    - Llwchwr Urban District Council;  Public Health Records 1934-1983; Accounts 1898 - 1974
• 1974    - Lliw Valley Borough Council;  Electoral Registers 1974-1996
• 1996    - City and County of Swansea ; [Community council minutes are available on the Pontarddulais website]       

Schools

• Llandeilo Talybont (National): (Mixed and Infants) log books, 1882-1923; (Infants) log book, 1923
• Llandeilo Talybont School Board: minutes, 1876-1903; accounts, 1899-1903. Llandeilo Talybont and Swansea Gorseinon Joint School Board: minutes, 1895-1903 (E/SB/22)
• Pontarddulais: (Senior Mixed) log book, 1938-1947; (Senior Mixed and Infants) log book, 1878-1894; (Junior Mixed) log book, 1894-1903; (Boys) log book, 1922-1938; (Infants) log books, 1878-1936

• [Pupils who, at the age of eleven, were successful at the entrance examination proceeded to Gowerton Boys or Girls Grammar Schools.]
  Gowerton: (Boys) log books, 1896-1952; (Girls) log books, 1894-1952;
  Gowerton Grammar Schools: (Boys) log book, 1937-1968; admission registers and indexes, 1901-1963; staff registers, 1897-1946; inspection reports, 1926-1937; examination results, 1924-1968; circulars and miscellaneous records, 1926-1957; photographs (unsorted) (E/Gow Sec); school magazines, 1961-1985 (D/D X 192); (Girls) visitor's book, 1948-1957; magazines, 1948-1972 (E/Gow G Sec)

Estate Records

• Beaufort Estate
• Briton Ferry Estate
• Cwrt Ceidrim Estate
• Eaglebush Estate
• Glasbrook Estate
• Gwyn Estate

Manorial Records

• Seignory of Gower: Cromwellian survey, 1650 (18th century copy); survey of seignories of Gower and Kilvey by Gabriel Powell, 1764 (19th century copy)

Business and Industrial Records

Collieries

• Birch Rock Colliery: business records, 1867-1881 (D/D SB 13)
• Craig Merthyr Colliery: photograph, circa 1915 (D/D Z 38)
• Graig Merthyr Colliery, Pontarddulais: miscellaneous records, 1907-1930 (D/D Z 68)

Gas Works

• Pontarddulais Gas Undertaking: records, 1877-1962 (D/D Ga/P)

Steel and Tinplate

• Grovesend Steel and Tinplate Company: records, 1909-1930 (D/D CV 4); salaries accounts, 1918-1939 (D/D Z 69)
• Clayton Tinplate Works, Pontarddulais: correspondence and accounts, 1937-1972 (D/D Z 68)

Woollen manufacturers

• William J Jones, woollen manufacturer, Pontarddulais: accounts, 1896-1926 (D/D Z 159)

TIMELINES in the Hendy/Pontardulais locality

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Produced by ©  Deric John

Source notes follow the Timeline

B. C.    

• c2000-1300     
  •                 (a) Bronze Age remains at Pentre Farm 1                         
  •                 (b) Bronze axe at Pentrebach 2      

A. D.    

• c75-300           
  •                Romans build their fort at Leucarum.
  •                The Roman road Via Julia Maritima probably crosses the river Llwchwr just above the Gwili                confluence.3
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• c350                 Possible Goidelic settlement at Ystumhenllyn.
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• c600                 Llandeilo Talybont founded by Teilo or the cult of Teilo. 4
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• 830-50             Tir Telych recorded in Teilo's Gospel Book
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• 934                 
  •               Hywel Dda takes Teilo's Gospel Book to Winchester. 5
  •               From thence to Lichfield, where it is renamed the Book of St Chad.
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• c1115              Norman Tower of Talybont constructed by Henry de Villers. 6
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• 1176-98          Cistercian Grange established at Cwrt-y-Carnau 7                
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• 1215                The Norman Tower of Talybont attacked and destroyed by Rhys Ieuanc and Llywelyn ab Iorwerth. 8
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• c1250              Llandeilo talybont parish boundaries outlined in  the Book of Llandav.
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• c1300              Pontaberdulais Bridge erected upon Llwchwr river. 9
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• 1306                Glynllwchwr recorded in the chronicles. 10
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• c1400              Farmsteads on Cefndrum. 11
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• 1448                The Pandy fulling mill constructed 12
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• 1550                Penybontaberduleis recorded in Llanhedi, Carmarthenshire. 13
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• 1576                After the Dissolution, Cwrtycarnau sold to John Price.
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• 1650                Cromwellian Survey of Gower lists land in Llandeilo Talybont. 14
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• 1692                Survey of Rents in Llandeilo Talybont. 15
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• 1692                Felin fach issa flour mill is operating.
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• c1712              Yr Hen Gapel established by David Penry and others. 16
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• 1721                John Walters born near Forest, Llanedi. 17
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• 1729                Pont ar Ddelis appears on Emanuel Bowen's Map.
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• 1739-40           First of Gruffydd Jones's Circulating Schools set up in Llandilo Talybont. 18
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• 1740                Hywel Harris preaches in Waungron. 19
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• 1743                Hywel Harris and William Williams Pantycelyn visit Llandremore. 20
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• 1744-45           First circulating School in Llanedi; (parish church).
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• 1747                Velin Ycha flour mill is operating.
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• 1748                Survey of holdings in Glynloughor and Ynysloughor. 21
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• 1756                Extensive repairs to Pontardulais Bridge. 22
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• c1764              Turnpike road established between Pontardulais and Swansea. 23
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• 1770-94           John Walters published his admirable English - Welsh Dictionary.
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• 1773-75           First Gopa Chapel erected on lands of Alltiago Farm.
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• c1777              Dafydd William Llandeilo-fach composes 'Yn y dyfroedd mawr a'r tonnau'
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• c1795              Royal Mail coach travels through Pontardulais.
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• 1804                Red Lion, the first tavern recorded in Pontardulais. 24
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• 1807                Post Office at Pontardulais. 25

• 1818                 Pontardulais to Mynydd Mawr [Cross Hands] road opened 26
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• 1819                 Capt. J. Jones R.N. has lunch at the Farmers, Pontarulais 27
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• 1820                 Sardis Baptist Chapel Llanedi built 28
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• 1827                 British School established on the Gopa 29
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• 1829                 New Wesleyan Chapel at Pontardulais opened 30
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• 1831                 
  •                 Fountain Inn recorded in the Parish Registers
  •                 Black Horse Inn recorded in the Parish Registers
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• 1832                 Ruscroft Wollen Manufactory at Pontardulais for sale 31
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• 1834                 Carmel Baptist Chapel Pontlliw opened 32
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• 1835                 
  •                Lamb and Flag, Wernbwll recorded in Llanedi Parish Registers
  •                Water corn grist mill at Velin Fach Issa for sale 33
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• 1838                 King's Head recorded in the Parish Registers
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• 1839                 Llanelly to Pontardulais Railway opened 34
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• 1841                 Wheatsheaf public house, Pontardulais is in business 35
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• 1842                 Llanedi Tithe Appointment Map and Schedules completed
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• 1843
  •                 July 22nd.  Bolgoed Bar destroyed by Rebecca Rioters 36
  •                 Sept. 6th. Pontardulais Gate attacked by Rebecca Rioters
  •                 Sept. 9th Hendy Gate attacked by Rebecca Rioters. Gatekeeper Sarah Williams shot and killed
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• 1844                 Llandeilo Talybont Tithe Appointment Map and Schedules completed
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• 1845                 First policeman based at Pontardulais. 37
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• 1847                 National School opened at Loughor Road (Pentre Road), Pontardulais 38
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• 1849                 Graigola coal level worked near Craig y Bedw (Birch Rock) 39
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• c1850               The old post office becomes the Prince of Wales public house
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• 1851                 St Teilo's church Bolgoed, opened. 40
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• 1856                 The vicarage at Bogoed completed 41
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• 1860                 Wesleyan Methodists active in Trinity Pontardulais 42
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• 1861                 Dulais Glen public house is open 43
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• 1865                 Swansea Harriers in otter hunt at Pontardulais 44
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• 1866                 Hendy Tinplate Works operational 45
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• 1867                
  •                 Swansea (Victoria) to Pontardulais railway line opened 46
  •                 Cory brothers open Graig Merthyr Coalmine 47
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• 1868                 
  •                 Hope Non-conformist chapel opened 48
  •                 Birch Rock Tramway built (horse drawn) 49
  •                 Cricket match between Penllergare and Pontardulais 50
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• 1869                 
  •                 Libanus Methodist Chapel, Hendy opened 51
  •                 Hendy Reading room opened 52
  •                 Hendy National School operational 53 (the building, near the church, later to become the Farmers'                 Cooperative Store)
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• 1871                 The Red Cow, Gwilly Inn, Salutation Inn and Green Dragon, Hendy, public houses are in business 54
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• 1872                 
  •                 Glamorgan Tinplate Works opens at Tynybonau 55
  •                 John 'Gwili' Jenkins born in yr Hendy 56
  •                 Y Tabernacl Baptist Chapel opened at Bryn Road. 57
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• 1873                 Malthouse near Farmer's Field 58
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• 1874                 Cambria Tinplate Works opened 59
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• 1875                 Pontardulais Tinplate Works opened (became Clayton Works in 1883) 60
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• 1876                 
  •                 Glamorganshire Banking Co. opens its Pontardulais office. (closed 1913) 61
  •                 First School Board elected at Pontardulais 62
  •                 Pontardulais Cricket Club formed 63
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• 1877                 Pontardulais Gas Works opened 64
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• 1878                 Board School opens (located on the corner of Oakfield St. and Alltiago Rd.) 65
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• 1880                 Teilo Tinplate Works opened 66
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• 1881                 Pontardulais RFC formed. Early headquarters at the Black Horse Inn. 67
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• 1882                 The Pontardulais Public and Market Hall opened in Hendy Road.(Later. the home of the Pontardulais                           and District Farmers' Association) 68
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• 1884                 Calfaria Baptist chapel, Hendy opened 69
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• 1885                 Hermon Methodist Chapel, Pontardulais opened 70
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• 1886                 Grovesend Tinplate Works opened 71
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• 1888                 
  •                 Glamoran County Council formed. Quarter and Petty sessions ended 72
  •                 The Gwyn Inn, Bridge St. Pontardulais, is open for business 73
  •                 Typhoid at Pontardulais 74
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• 1890                 
  •                 Pontardulais Cooperative Society formed 75
  •                 Marie Bassett steam locomotive is operating on the Birchrock tramway 76
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• 1891                 Larger chapel opened at Trinity Wesleyan Chapel Pontardulais 77
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• 1892                 
  •                Hendy RFC formed. 78
  •                Eisteddfod at Pontardulais
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• 1893                 
  •                 Pontardulais Chemical Works opened 79
  •                 Waungron Non-conformist chapel opened 80
  •                 Siloh Non -conformist chapel opened on the corner of Oakfield St. and Glynllwchwr Rd 81
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• 1894                 Llandeilo talybont Parish Vestry becomes the Parish Council   82;
                           Swansea Rural District Council formed                 82
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• 1895                 Cambrian Brewery (Water St.) bought by Buckleys Brewery (for closure) 83
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• 1896                 Gowerton Intermediate School opened (Pontardulais pupils eligible for entry)
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• 1897                 Author and poet Edward Thomas stays with relatives at Tynybonau, Pontardulais. 84

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• 1. Prior to the construction of the M4 motorway around Pontardulais, an excavation of a site of possible antiquity was carried out by Anthony H. Ward B.A. on behalf of the Ancient Monuments Inspectorate in the summer of 1974. The results disclosed an earth platform with a ring of stones. At some stage the platform had been covered with a stone cap. Deposits of cremated bone were recovered. 'It is suggested that prior to this covering, the monument was analogous to the ring cairn-type of site, at least in so far as the emphasis was on some activity not primarily concerned with the burial of human remains.' ( Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. CXXVII 1978, pp 40-54.)
• 2. Davies, West Gower, Vol. II (1879) p.60 reports that 'a bronze celt' was found in an abandoned quarry at Pentre-Bach, Llandeilo Talybont near Pontardulais earlier in the nineteenth century.
• 3. The Via Julia Maritima was the Roman highway connecting Caerleon and Carmarthen. Rivet and Smith, The Place-names of Roman Britain, suggest that the river crossing at Lougher (Leucarum) was only possible at low water and that the Pontardulais - Hendy crossing 'stands above the head of tidal water.' (op. cit. p.174)
• 4. Teilo was born in Penalun (Penally near Tenby) in the sixth century. ( Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig). His cult, prevalent in south west Wales, founded many churches including Llandeilo Talybont and the mother church at Llandeilo Fawr. Llandeilo Talybont was also known as Llandeilo Fach. The name Llandeilo Talybont (Teilo's church at the end of the bridge) appears as Lan Teiliau talypont in the Papal Bulls dated 1119 - 1131 due to a territorial dispute between the Bishops of Llandaf and St. David's. The bridge could well refer to the earlier Via Julia Maritima river crossing.
• 5. For Hywel Dda and the 'Lichfield' Gospels, see NLW Journal xviii 1973, pp. 135-145.
• 6. See Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Documents in Wales, MO6. The motte and bailey castle has been known locally as Banc y rhyfel, Banc llwyn domen and rather fancifully as the roman hill.
• 7. ibid.
• 8. ibid. (it is probably after this destruction that the name Castell Du was coined.)
• 9. See Hanes Pontarddulais, p. 32. E. Lewis Evans dates its construction with that of Caernarfon Castle.
• 10. Cartae et Alia Munimenta quae ad Dminum de Glamorgancia pertinent, ed. G.T.Clark. ( Cartae iii p996)
• 11. Morgannwg, Vol. XLV, 2001. P.67.
• 12. See South Wales Evening Post, May 10th 1985.
• 13. Glamorgan Record Office, Ref. CL/AC132 DD698/28 [30] No.7.
• 14. See Surveys of Gower and Kilvey, Baker and Francis, 1870, CAS.
• 15. G.R.O. CL/Manorial 1/123 Glam. Box 3.
• 16. Hanes Pontarddulais, p. 112.
• 17. ibid. p.137.
• 18. Glamorgan County History, Vol. lV. p462.
• 19. Gomer M. Roberts, Dafydd William, Llandeilo Fach, p 6.
• 20. Tom Beynon, Cwmsel a Chefn Sidan, p.131.
• 21. Badminton 1479 NLW
• 22. Hanes Pontarddulais, pp. 27-30
• 23. Glamorgan County History Vol. V.
• 24. Cambrian Newspaper, 1804.
• 25. A Postal History of Swansea and District, Swansea Philatelic Society, 1984, p235
• 26 Cambrian
• 27 Capt. Jenkin Jones of the R.N conducted a tour of England and Wales in 1819. His diary is published by Carms. FHS.
• 28 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 29 ibid
• 30 Cambrian
• 31 ibid
• 32 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 33 Cambrian
• 34 ibid
• 35 Census
• 36 The Rebecca Riots, David Williams
• 37 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 38 ibid
• 39 ibid
• 40 Cambrian
• 41 ibid
• 42 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 43 Census
• 44 Cambrian
• 45 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 46 Cambrian
• 47 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 48 ibid
• 49 ibid
• 50 Cambrian
• 51 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 52 ibid
• 53 ibid
• 54 Census
• 55 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 56 ibid
• 57 ibid
• 58 ibid
• 59 ibid
• 60 ibid
• 61 ibid
• 62 ibid
• 63 Pontardulais Cricket Club, CENTENARY, 1876-1976, ed. G. Evans
• 64 P.R.O
• 65 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 66 ibid
• 67 Census
• 68 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 69 ibid
• 70 ibid
• 71 ibid
• 72 WGAS
• 73 Cambrian
• 74 ibid
• 75 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 76 ibid
• 77 ibid
• 78 Hendy, A Brief Pictorial History, R. G. Thomas
• 79 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 80 ibid
• 81 ibid
• 82 WGAS
• 83 Hanes Pontarddulais
• 84 NLW, Edward Thomas Letters

ROADS WEST OF PONTARDULAIS 1744 - 1833

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  Cowley Map of 1744

The Cowley map of 1744 shows that the only main road through Pontardulais is the one from
Swansea to Carmarthen via Llannon.
(This road crosses the Llwchwr river at the Pontardulais Bridge)

Another Swansea to Carmarthen road takes the Loughor and Kidwelly route
(This traverses the Llwchwr river by ford and ferry at Loughor)

The Swansea to Llandilo fawr road runs due north of Swansea
(This route follows the old ridgeway through Penlle'rcastell, crossing the Aman stream near Betws)

  Kitchen Map of 1764

This map shows the three routes from Swansea to Carmarthenshire.
North via the old ridge-way to Betws and Llandeilo;
West to Carmarthen via   a) Loughor ford and ferry and    b) Pontardulais Bridge

  Carey Map of 1794

A second route was now in operation between Swansea and Llandilo. The road from Pontardulais
was upgraded and extended through Llanedy parish (via the church, onwards to Cross Inn and Llandybie).

In 1756, extensive repairs had been carried out on Pontardulais Bridge    1
which would enable it to cope with the increase in traffic.

By 1794, the Kidwelly Turnpike Trust had established a route between Llanelly and Pontardulais.
This route was used by stage coaches to Carmarthen in conjunction with the Llannon route.

The Royal Mail coach was now passing through Pontardulais via Llannon for Carmarthen.
By 1807, a daily horse post carried mail bags from the Pontardulais office to Llanelly     2

Lewis Map 1833

By 1818, the Pontardulais to Mynydd Mawr or Great Mountain section of the Swansea to Llandeilo road had been opened. (This road crossed the Gwili stream at Pont Abraham, also known as Gwilly Bridge.
It joined the Llanelly to Llandeilo road at Cross Hands.)

The Lewis Map shows the four Carmarthenshire routes from Pontardulais.
South to Llanelly, west to Llannon, north-west to Mynydd Mawr (Cross Hands) and north to Cross Inn, Llandebie and Llandilo-Vawr.

By 1834, a bridge had been erected across the Llwchwr river at Loughor which would take most of the
Swansea to Llanelly and Carmarthen traffic away from Pontardulais.

Notes;

1. Hanes Pontarddulais p.p. 29 - 30.  The Pontardulais Bridge spans the Llwchwr river.

2. The Welsh Post Towns Before 1840 p. 127.

Text of the parish boundary of LAN DEILO TAL Y BONT from the Book of Llandav c 1150 AD.

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The text reproduced below is copied from the Gwysaney Manuscript by J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Oxford, 1893.
p140 L25   LLANDEILO TALYBONT, Carm.
The accompanying map/diagram was created by © Deric John by reference to this text source.

"From the influx of the MARLES to the bottom of LLANNERCH ONNVYW. Across CWM ONNVYW to the 'GUYTH LUNGUYD' to the CAM-GWILI. Across the CAM-GWILI to the HYTIR MELYN. From the HYTIR MELYN straight on to the LLWCHWR on the other side. Along the LLWCHWR upwards as far as CAMFFRWD. Along the CAMFFRWD on the church side of LLWCHWR to its source to ALLT MINCHEI, (CEVEN DRUM). Along the ALLT to DULES. Through the DULES-ES as far as DINAS CYNLLYVAN.  Along the side as far as opposite the source of the CYNVRAN. Along the further CYNVRAN as far as the LLWCHWR."

 Hamlets of Llandeilo Tal-y-bont

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This diagram was produced by © Deric John, based on the 1861 census descriptions

 Eglwys Sant Teilo, Bolgoed and
The Old Church (Yr Hen Eglwys)

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The first  and second photographs were taken by © Deric John (1965 and Jan 2006)
The third and fourth are from his private collection

The Altar and Altar window

  Yr Hen Eglwys

This thirteenth century church, dedicated to St Teilo, is now being rebuilt at the at the
 National History Museum, St Fagans

PROPERTIES AND LANDOWNERS IN LLANDEILO TALYBONT

GOWER ANGLICANA          1583

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Transcribed by Deric John from SURVEYS OF GOWER AND KILVEY, Baker and Francis, 1870

• Hopkinnus Jon. Thomas David ap Hopkins tenet cert' terr' apud
  Pryskedwynne et reddit p' annum                                                        vijd
• Edwardus Bowen tenet p'tem cert' terr. nup' in tenure Thome
  Ffrancklen vocat Hendre vedlen et reddit p' ann'                                iiijd
• Jenkinus Ffrancklen tenet Pant-y-ffa p'tem terr' dict' Thome
  ap Ievan Gwynne et reddit p' ann                                                        iiijd
• Willimus ap Wm, Mayne tenet pcett terr vocat Bolgodd et
  Reddit annuatim                                                                                  viijd
• Johes ap Wm Gitto tenet cert' terr' apud Llandre moore et
  reddit p' ann                                                                                           ?

 Properties of Freeholders in the Parish of Llandeilo Talybont taken from a Survey of the Seignory of Gower, 1650,
published in Surveys of Gower and Kilvey,by Baker and Francis, 1870.

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Transcribed by Deric John

GOWER ANGLICANA

LANDILOTALYBONT

WELSHRY IN LANDILO TALYBONT

Properties, landowners and tenants in LlandiloTalybont parish in 1692

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Deric John's list of properties, landowners and tenants from a transcription by Derek Williams.
The annual rents have not been included.
The original documents may be viewed at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff.

FROM THE CARDIFF LIBRARY COLLECTION IN THE GLAMORGAN RECORD OFFICE  
CL Manorial I/323 Glamorgan box 3

GOWER ANGLICANA   LLANDILO TALYBONT PARISH     RENTS  A.D. 1692

Landowner       Bussy Mansel Esq. :

• Landremore                  possession of                Robert Jordan
• Landremore ycha                      do                     David Hopkins and Morgan David
• Talyvan                                    do                     William Thomas Bevan
• Pen-y-bont                                do                     John William smith
• Kae'r Kerrig                             do                     William Morgan Robert  
• Gwynlais ycha                          do                     William Howell Clerk
• Tir ochor draw'r heol               do                     William Howell
• Tir Edward                               do                     Robert Jordan
• Gellywern                                 do                     John Dd Hopkin
• Llwyn Court Howel                  do                     Elizabeth Rees
• Clun hire                                   do                     Margaret Morgans
• Ynus    Loughor                         do                     David Penry
• Pandu bach                                do                     Hugh John
• common pound at Bolgod          do                     David Wm Thomas

Landowner       Heirs of David Evans:

• Tir y Gove at Glynlloughwr                    possession of     David Morgan
• Coppa vach                                                       do             Phillip Emanuel
• Penyllan                                                            do             Anthony Williams
• tir Reinalt                                                          do             sd.        Anthony
• Peny Lan                                                           do              sd.        Anthony

Landowner       Walter Lloyd:

• Briskedwin                    possession of     Walter Lloyd
• Hendre Vedlem                        do                     do
• tir yr Ellen                               do                     do
• Tal y Clyn llwyn                      do           Mrs Mary Lloyd

Landowner       Jeremiah Dawkins:

• Ty llwyd                       possession of      late David Jno. Hugh  

Landowner       the heirs of  Rees Lloyd:

• Llwyn Adam                 possession of      Richd David

Landowner       William Seys:    

• Bolgod ycha                  possession of     Mr John Meyrick

Landowner       Thomas Matthews:

• pant y ffa                      possession of   

Landowner       Francis Price:

• Tynywern                     possession of     Evan Richard

Landowner       William Morgan:

• Gwynlais                       possession of     John Hugh  
• Brintelych vach                         do          Thomas John  

Landowner       William Matthews:

• Melin llyw                     possession of     John Rees
•        do                                   do                     do
• Alt y Graban                          do            Phillip John

Landowner        Thomas Mansel gent. :

• Alt Jago                        possession of     David William

Landowner       Margaret Jones:

• ffoes-yr-Evail                possession of     Isaac Jno. Griffith

Landowner       the heirs of Rogr. Morgan:

• Aber Gwynlais              possession of     Gronw Dd. Hopkin
• Gwaynllean Wen                   do              widd of John Tho Hopkin

Landowner       Willaim Pritchard:

• Ynys-letty                     possession of     Edward David John

Landowner       William Phillip:

• Ye Common Pound       possession of     Rees Thomas    

Landowner       Edward David John:

• Hendrewen                  in his possession

Landowner       Isaac John Griffith:

• Glyn llwghwr                 possession of     Henry William

Landowner       Jenkin Seaward & Elizabeth Edward:

• Coed Sayson                in  their possession

Landowner       Richard John:

• Glanllyw                      in his possession
• Ty Isa                                       do

Landowner       Evan Thomas:

• Alt y Graban Vach        possession of     Morgan Rees his widow

Landowner       Sr Humphrey Edwin Knt. :

• Tyn y coid                     possession of     Thomas Richard

Landowner       Bussy Mansel Esq. :

• Bolgod Isa                    possession of     Lewis Morgan & William John

Landowner       Richard Jenkins:

• Lloyn Court Howel        possession of     Elizabeth Rees

Landowner       John Meyrick gent & Jon. Bevan:

• Briscedwin                    in their possession

Landowner       Jacob Wm. Infant  & Wm. Morgan John:

• Ty'n y Coed                  in their possession

Landowner       Richard Butler:

• Mynydd Llyw                possession of     Mathew Thomas
• Pen y Gelly                            do              William Morgan

Landowner       the heirs of Rees Lloyd:

• Mynydd Llyw                possession of     Mathew Thomas
• tir pen y Carne              possession of      David Gregory
• Tir pen y Twyn                      do              Richard David
• Tir llwyn Gwyn                     do                       do
•  tir y bone                              do                       do

Landowner       Rober Bydder gent:

• Tir y bedw                    possession of       John Jones

Landowner       Walter Lloyd gent:

• Ty'n y Coed                  possession of        Mrs Bridgett Lloyd

Landowner       Francis Price gent:

• Llwyn Evan ddu            possession of      Charles Bowen
• Pistill gwyn                           do                Evan Richard

Landowner       John Thomas John

• Tir Dan y Twyn               in his possession 

Landowner       John David:

• Dan y Twyn                  in his possession

Landowner       John Thomas John:

• Gwern Sweedach          in his possession
• Ty'n yr heol                     possession of               David Timothy

Landowner       David Jones:

• Pen y Gelli                    possession of

Landowner       William Matthew Robt.:

• Tyngharney                   possession of     William Hopkin

Landowner       John Tho. John:

• Kae'r pistill                   in his possession

Landowner       Henry Clement:

• Brynbach                      possession of     Margaret William Widd.

Landowner       William David:

• Croft Gwenllian             possession of     Rees John

Landowner       Evan Thomas:

• Ty'n y Box                   in his possession

Landowner       the heirs of Roger Morgan:

• Coedbach                     possession of     Jon. Thomas Hopkin widow

Landowner       Richard Dawkins:

• Ynys loughwr                in his possession

Landowner       William Morgan:

• Clyn y veed                   possession of     Jho. Morgan John

Landowner       Morgan John & his sons:

• Landremore                  possession of     Morgan Jon. & his sons & Wm. Morgan

Landowner       John Jones:

• Pont y Cappel   &   Garnant            in his possession

Landowner       Richard John

• Glanllyw                in his possession

Landowner       Griffith Benet;

• Kae Garw         possession of         Dd. John Jenkin now Matthew John Griffith

Landowner       the heirs of Rees Lloyd:

• Two tenements             possession of     Christopher Gregory & Dd. Wm. Of Swancey
• Talyvan vawr                       do              William King

Pontardulais Board school plans 1878

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These are part of the plans for the building of the Pontardulais Board Scool, (later the Junior School) on the top of present day Oakfield Street. The plans are dated 1878.

Pontardulais Street Names

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[Last Updated : 3 Feb 2008 -  Gareth Hicks]