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Williamstown in the Parish of Llantrisant

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"Williamstown is now part of Rhondda Cynon Taff district..." [Vision of Britain]

"From the Pen-y-graig section of the directory - Williamstown is a conventional district, St. Illtyd's church, erected in 1890, has 310 sittings. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £66, in the gift of the Bishop of Llandaff and the Board of Patronage,..." [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

See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph of St. Illtyd, Penrhiwfer, Williamstown

The church is dedicated to St. Illtyd, is in the Benefice of Dinas and Penygraig with Williamstown, 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 SS003905.

Anglican Parish Registers
BaptismsMarriagesBurialsBannsBishops Transcripts
No Registers have been deposited yet
Non Conformist Registers Deposited at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
ChapelBaptismsMarriagesBurialsOS Map Ref
Nazareth, Calvinistic Methodist-1954-ST 00019103
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Description & Travel

Historic Landscape Characterisation: The Rhondda - on the CADW site.
Fully explore the site - there are separate detailed sections for places in the area

You can see pictures of Williamstown in the Parish of Llantrisant which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST003909 (Lat/Lon: 51.608077, -3.441132), Williamstown in the Parish of Llantrisant which are provided by:

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Social Life & Customs

Plaque presented to Mr. Ben Thomas, Williamstown Male Voice Party, in 1916 - on the People's Collection Wales site