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Birchgrove in the Parish of Llansamlet

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"BIRCHGROVE, a small village in this parish, is about 1 mile east. The church of St. John, a chapel of ease to St. Samlet, erected in 1890-1 at a cost of £1700 is a stone building with Bath stone dressings in the Gothic style, ... There are Calvinistic Methodist, Congregational and Welsh Apostolic chapels. ..." [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

The church is dedicated to St. John, is in the Benefice of Llansamlet, and the diocese of Swansea and Brecon. 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 SS705986.

Anglican Parish Registers
BaptismsMarriagesBurialsBannsBishops Transcripts
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Non Conformist Registers Deposited at West Glamorgan Archive Service (WGAS)

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Nazareth
Calvinistic Methodist
1900-1992-1900-1992

WGAS

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Description & Travel

You can see pictures of Birchgrove in the Parish of Llansamlet which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Maps

Birchgrove Estate 1913 - on the People's Collection Wales site

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SS705986 (Lat/Lon: 51.671202, -3.874097), Birchgrove in the Parish of Llansamlet which are provided by:

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Occupations

Birchgrove Colliery, Llansamlet on the Welsh Coal Mines site

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

  • Birchgrove Colliery Deeds, 1870-1922