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"PENDERYN, a parish in the hundred of Devynnock, county Brecon, 8 miles N.W. of Merthyr Tydfil, and 16 from Brecon, its post town. It is situated between the rivers Taff and Hepste, and contains Crawshay's Hirwaen ironworks. On the common Rys-ap-Tewdwr was killed. A tram rail runs down to Aberdare. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's, value £235. The church is dedicated to St. Cynog. A short distance from Craig-y-Dinas is the Hepste fall." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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Davies, David. Hanes plwyf Penderyn. Aberdar : Jenkin Howell, 1905. 165pDavies, David. Hanes plwyf Penderyn (History of Penderyn parish). 2nd ed. Aberdar : Pugh a Rowlands, 1924. 189p
In and around Penderyn : two short walks exploring the history and nature around the village. Penderyn : Penderyn Historical Society, 1998. 1 sheet
John, Deric Cynon Valley Place-names Gwasg Carreg Gwalch (Mar. 1998)
John, Deric. Penderyn Place Names. Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst, June 2021
Jones, E L. Spotlights on Welsh church history : with special reference to the parish of Penderyn. Penderyn : Penderyn Historical and Cultural Society, 1998. 55p
Selwood, Ann M. The Games family of Bodwigiad, Penderyn, Breconshire. National Library of Wales Journal 24 (1985/86), p. 214-21
Selwood, Ann M. Reynold Davies of Bodwigiad, Penderyn and Streatham, London, 1752-1820. Brycheiniog 32 (2000), p. 102-11
Selwood, Nansi. Enwau caeau ym mhlwyfi Penderyn ac Ystradfellte. Llafar Gwlad 11 (1986), p. 9
Selwood, Nansi. The story of Penderyn. Penderyn : Nansi Selwood, 1990. 20p
Zoar Independent Chapel, Penderyn, Aberdare |
Vicars and Rectors of Penderyn 1391 -1985 Compiled by Deric John
Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given under Breconshire Parish Registers on the Powys Archives website.
As a guide only, the principal extant parochial church records for this parish span the dates shown below (as detailed in Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 2000) but exact current holdings should be confirmed with the individual Archives;
- Baptisms 1762-1805, 1807-1990; Marriages 1754-1971; Burials 1762-84, 1807-1979; Banns 1823-95. Parish Registers, or copies, for all or part of these dates are held at the NLW and/or Powys Archives. Bishops Transcripts for various periods are held at the NLW.
View from Moel Penderyn in Brecon Beacons
Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Penderyn to another place.
Plan of the parish of Penderyn in the County of Brecon - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN972104 (Lat/Lon: 51.782551, -3.491679), Penderyn which are provided by:
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Places, villages, farms etc., in Penderyn parish as shown on the parish map on the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R. J. P., Oliver, R. R.). (Extracted by John Ball)
- Penderyn [72] - Bod-wigiad, Brick Works, Caer-Howel, Cae'r-llwyn, Cefn-y-don, Coedcae-du, Court Farm, Ffrwd-isaf, Ffrwd-uchaf, Gawr-dyle, Gelli-ben-uchel, Gelli-ffynnonau, Graig-y-Ddinas, Heol-las, Lletty-Rhys, Llwyn-y-moch, Nant-ddu, Nant-moel-uchaf, Penderyn, Pentre-cae-lleia, Pen-twyn-isaf, Pen-yr-heol, Pontbren Llwyd, Sychbant, Tre-banog, Tyle-morgrug, Wern-las
The Place-Names of the Parish of Penderyn (Dud link 1/23)"This is a survey of the place-names of the parish of Penderyn, located at the northern end of the Cynon Valley. The parish, once part of the old county of Breconshire, is now part of Rhondda Cynon Taf." [Deric John]