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"CILIAU-AËRON, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of ILAR, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 10 1/2 Miles (N. W.) from Lampeter, containing 344 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Aëron by which it is bounded on the north-east, and from which it derives the adjunct to its name. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cardigan, and diocese of St.David's, rated in the king's books at £5, endowed with £400 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Bishop of St. David's. The church. dedicated to St. Michael, is a small edifice, consisting of a nave and chancel. There is a place of worship for Presbyterians. A Sunday school, which is gratuitously superintended, affords the means of instruction to the poor children of the parish. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £62.19."
[From Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833]

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Church History

Some church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by I.G Jones, & D. Williams. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. The names are those of the informants.

  • St Michael's Parish Church, Cilie-Aeron or Killie-Ayron Parish William Hughes MA, Rector

    Parish entry for Llanerchaeron with Ciliau Aeron from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by Archive CD Books).

    • St Non & St Michael (Ciliau Aeron)
    • Incumbent and Curates; J A Davies
    • Rural Deanery of Glyn Aeron
    • Acreage 1,242 & 1,945; Population 399

          St Michael's Church - photograph on Dyfed FHS

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              Church Records

              See Notes on Church/Chapel Records page

              Parish Register;
              Baptisms 1775-1960. Marriages1806-1969 [Banns 1823-34]. Burials 1775-1991 NLW/Cer.RO
              PR CB 1715-[74 ?] M 1715-73 recorded in 1831 seemingly lost.
              Bishops Transcripts;
              1678-83, 1685-6, 1705, 1711, 1799-1839, 1841, 1843-65, 1867-75 NLW

              See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg

              I.G.I; Baptisms 1799-1875

              Nonconformist Chapels;

              Ciliau Aeron Uniterian chapel

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                    Description & Travel

                    The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales., by Jones, I.G. & Williams, D. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. These statistics for this parish are extracted from this book which in turn got them from the 1851 census itself;

                    • Area 1914 acres; Population 129 males, 173 females, total 302

                        With the kind permission of the publisher, these selected extracts below are taken from "The History of Cardiganshire" by S R Meyrick, 1810, specifically the reprint of the 1907 imprint published by Stephen Collard in July 2000.

                        • "Ciliau Aeron, which literally implies 'the retreats on the Aeron', is the name of a parish lying to the south of Llanychaeron, and contains a handsome park the property of Colonel Lewis."
                        • "The names of the last three incumbents of the parish church were 1760, the Rev. David Davies; - the Rev Jenkin Jenkins ; - and the Rev. John James Jones."

                                Various landscapes  - on the People's Collection Wales site

                                  You can see pictures of Ciliau Aeron which are provided by:

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                                  Gazetteers

                                  The transcription of the section for Ciliau Aeron from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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                                  History

                                  Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site

                                  • A 'flat hearth' at Pontfaen, Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire  
                                  •  Ciliau-Aeron Halt, 13 Nov 1963
                                  • The clandestine marriage certificate of Samuel Edwards of the parish of Llanfihangel Ystrad and Margaret Jones of the parish of Cilie Aeron in Ceredigion. The marriage took place a good way away at the parish of Llanfynydd in the deanery of Carmarthen.
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                                  Land & Property

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

                                  • Cilbronnau estate, deeds "Deeds relating to the Cilbronnau estate in the parishes of Llangoedmor and Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, 1553-1731."

                                  Held at the NLW ;

                                  • Deeds donated by Grismond Philipps relating to Cilbronnau and other property in the parishes of Llangoedmor and Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, 1553-1731.
                                  • Cardiganshire Rentals ;
                                    18. Lordship of Mebwynion, 1924 (Ciliau Aeron, Dihewyd, Lampeter, Llanfihangel Ystrad).
                                    19-20. Lordship of Anhuniog, 1925 (Betws Leucu, Cilcennin, Ciliau Aeron, Henfynyw, Llanfair Clydogau).
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                                  Maps

                                  Parish map (Kain/Oliver)

                                  You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN498579 (Lat/Lon: 52.19874, -4.198494), Ciliau Aeron which are provided by:

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                                  Names, Geographical

                                  Places, villages, farms etc within Ciliau Aeron as shown on the online parish map from 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 Gareth Hicks)

                                  • Ciliau Aeron (60A - portion of parish in Llan hundred); Afon Aeron; Ciliau Aeron (village); Ciliau-uchaf; Foelallt; Parc-neuadd;
                                  • Ciliau Aeron (60B - portion of parish in Troed-yr-aur hundred); Blaen-canog; Moelfre; Pant-yr-yn; Pen-graig;
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                                  Occupations

                                  Members of Ciliau Aeron YFC, 1950  - on the People's Collection Wales site

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                                  Public Records

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

                                  • Ciliau Aeron Parish Council and Community Council Records 1893-1976