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Llanmorlais in the Parish of Llanrhidian

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"Llanmorlais, on the north coast, was a cockling village. The name Llanmorlais is not a true Llan place name, but a corruption of the village's old name, Glan Morlais, which refers to the banks of Morlais Stream." wikipedia

" ... There are Calvinistic Methodist chapels at Llanrhidian, Llanmorlais and Crofty, ..." [From Kelly's South Wales Directory 1923 (ArchiveCDBooks) - transcribed by Gareth Hicks]

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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

Nonconformist Registers Held at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
ChapelBaptismsMarriagesBurialsOS Map Ref
Penuel, Calvinistic Methodist-1899-1981-SS 52459361
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SS528947 (Lat/Lon: 51.631799, -4.128235), Llanmorlais in the Parish of Llanrhidian which are provided by:

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Occupations

Reference to coal and Thomas Mansel Talbot's land at Llanmorlais in 1768 - on Wales - Genealogy Help Pages

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Schools

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

  • "Llanmorlais School was known as Cwm-Cynor School until 1897 Log book of Llanmorlais School, 1893-1935."