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"LLANFACHRETH, a parish in the hundred of Tal-y-Bolion, county Anglesey, 5 miles E. of Holyhead, its post town and nearest railway station, and 9 from Llanerchymedd. It is situated on the small river Alaw, south of Holyhead Bay. This is an agricultural district. The village is a small rustic place. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Bangor, value with the curacies of Llanenghenedl and Llanfigael, £557, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mackraeth. There are charities of about £2 yearly value." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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St Machraeth, Llanfachraeth |
Bethesda Chapel, Llanfachraeth |
Abarim Chapel, Llanfachraeth |
Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 11, North Wales. Ed. by Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, UWP, 1981. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants. Llanfachreth Parish; Statistics; Area 1887 acres; Population 284 males, 282 females, total 566
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- Eglwys Machraith Sant - on geograph.org.uk
- Capel Pont yr Arw Baptist chapel, Pontyrarw - on geograph.org.uk and graveyard and ".........the congregation........ was formed in 1787. ... original date of the chapel unknown ... rebuilt or substantially modified in 1810 and again in 1837..... enlarged in 1860 coflein
- Ty Capel Abarim (CM) - on geograph.org.uk and " ......was built in 1862 ...." coflein
- Capel Bethesda (Ind), Minffordd - on geograph.org.uk and "......... was built in 1835......" coflein
- Rees, Thomas & John Thomas. Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). Here is the entry from this book for Llanfachreth chapel (in Welsh) - with translation
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- BETHESDA INDEPENDENT CHAPEL, LLANFACHRAETH
- LLANFACHRETH WELSH BAPTIST CHURCH
Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at Anglesey Record Office
Held at University of Wales, Bangor (NRA)
- Llanfachreth Congregational chapel;- 1884-1892: Accounts, Pew Rent Book
LLANVACHRETH (LLAN-VACHRETH), a parish in the hundred of TAL Y BOLION, county of ANGLESEY NORTH WALES, 3 miles (N. W. by N.) from Bodedern containing 424 inhabitants. This parish is situated in a fertile district, near the eastern shore of Holyhead bay, and is bounded on the south by the little river Alaw : it contains a considerable portion of enclosed and well-cultivated land, and formerly derived advantages from its proximity to the old Holyhead road which, since the construction of the new line of road have been materially lessened. The living is a discharged rectory, with the perpetual curacies of Llanenghenedl and Llanvigael annexed, in the archdeaconry of Anglesey, and diocese of Bangor, rated in the king's books at £ 14. 2. 1., and in the patronage of the Bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Machraeth, is an ancient structure, in the early style of English architecture, of which it exhibits some good details, and is ornamented with an east window of elegant design There are places of worship for Independents, and for Calvinistic and Wesleyan Methodists. Numerous charitable bequests have been made to the poor of this parish, but many, and the most important of them have long been lost. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £ 110. 10. ( A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833 by Samuel Lewis)
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llanfachraeth to another place.
Vincent Papers - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
"Reverend James Vincent (1718-83) was rector of Llanfachreth, Anglesey, and Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire..."
Held at Anglesey Record Office (NRA);
- Llanfachreth land tax;- 1744-1814: assessments
- Llanfachreth Parish;- 1682-1993: records
- Llanfachreth Parish Council;- 1894-1974: minutes
- Llanfachreth tithes;- 1931-36: Tithe Rent Charge account books
- Llanfachreth window tax;- 1760: assessments
Gwynedd Family History Society have a diagram of the ecclesiastical parishes of Anglesey (under Parishes)
Llanfachraeth parish in the County of Anglesey - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SH310833 (Lat/Lon: 53.319847, -4.538898), Llanfachraeth which are provided by:
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