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Cwmtwrch in the Parish of Llangiwg

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"Cwmtwrch is a village in the valley of the Afon Twrch, a right-bank tributary to the Swansea Valley, Wales, some 15 miles north of Swansea." wikipedia

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N.B. All of Cwm-twrch Uchaf is in the parish of Ystradgynlais in the county of Breconshire,
some of Cwm-twrch Isaf is in Llangiwg, Glamorganshire with the river Twrch forming most of the border, but not all.

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Church History

See under Chapels and Churches on the Cwmgors/Waun site       Now included here

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Church Records

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

See under Chapels and Churches on the Cwmgors/Waun site       Now included here

Nonconformist Registers Deposited at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
ChapelBaptismsMarriagesBurialsOS Map Ref
Beulah, Baptist1899-1928-1899-1928SN 76681030
Capel Newydd, Baptist-1953-1978-SN 76541040
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Description & Travel

Cwmtwrch - on Wikipedia

You can see pictures of Cwmtwrch in the Parish of Llangiwg which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN767100 (Lat/Lon: 51.775047, -3.788526), Cwmtwrch in the Parish of Llangiwg which are provided by:

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Military History

Cwmtwrch Man Killed in Action - Llais Llafur, 7 July 1917 - on the People's Collection Wales site

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Occupations

See under Coal Mining on the Cwmgors/Waun site