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"LLANDILO-VAWR (LLAN-DEILO-FAWR), a parish (and the head of a union), comprising the market town and liberties of Llandilo-Vawr, and the hamlets of Maenor-Deilo-vabon, Taliaris, and Tiîr Esgob with Rhôs-maen, in the lower division of the hundred of PERVERTH; the hamlets of Cwm-Garw-Llwyd, Maenor-Deilo Upper, Maenor-Deilo Lower, and Tâch Lenan with Rhiw-Llâs, in the lower division of the hundred of CAYO; and the hamlets of Bryn-y-Beirdd, Glyn-Aman, Pentrêv Cwn, Trêcastell, and Trêgib, in the hundred of ISCENNEN, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTHWALES; containing 5471 inhabitants, of which number, 1313 are in the town and liberties of Llandilo-Vawr, 15 miles (E. by N.) from Carmarthen. . . The TOWN is beautifully situated on an eminence rising from the right bank of the river Towy . . . Within the last few years great improvements have taken place . . . The PARISH is upwards of thirteen miles in length, from north to south, and about eight in breadth . . . It comprises about 26,000 acres, of which 5200 are arable, 13,000 pasture, 1300 woodland . . . The church, dedicated to St. Teilo, and situated nearly in the centre of the town, is a large heavy building . . . Within the limits of the parish are four places of worship for Independents, two for Baptists, two for Wesleyans, and one each for Calvinistic Methodists and Unitarians . . ." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]
"GLYN-AMAN (GLYN-AMWYN), a hamlet in that part of the parish of LLANDILO-VAWR which is in the upper division of the hundred of ISCENNEN, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 8 3/4 miles (S. E.) from Llandilo-Vawr, containing 227 inhabitants. It is situated among the Black mountains; and the river Aman flows through it, forming in one part of its course the boundary line between Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire. The poor are maintained by a separate assessment, the average annual expenditure amounting to £ 40.2." Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833
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Jenkins, T. and Jenkins, D.C. The diary of Thomas Jenkins of Llandeilo: 1826-1870 (2nd. rev. ed.), Bala, Dragon Books (1986) 206: p., maps, 1 port., 1 geneal. table. [ISBN: 0907158161]The original diary is now at the National Library of Wales. Thomas Jenkins was a carpenter, an undertaker and apparently a jack of all trades even founding the Llandeilo Mechanics Mutual Instructing Institution in 1843. There are selections from the diary on this Ammanford site
Morris, D. E. The smallest graveyard in Wales. Dyfed Family History Journal 4 (1991), p. 65-6. [Brynmaen - lists 14 Quaker burials]
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
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Parish entry for Llandilo fawr with Llandyfeisant from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
Parish entry for Taliaris from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
Parish entry for Manordeilo from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
Parish entry for Brynamman from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
Parish entry for Cwmamman from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
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See Cwmgors/Gwauncaegurwen for a history database of Amman Valley chapels and churches
Cwmamman Auxiliary of the British & Foreign Bible Society. Subscribers' List from the 1931-1932 report, compiled by Rina Callingham
Home Page of the Parish of Llandeilo Fawr Taliaris & Maesteilo Details of church history/building
Davies, Ben. Dathlu iwbili eglwys y Capel Newydd, Llandeilo, 1902-1952, (Llandeilo, 1952), [14]p.
Davies, D. Elwyn. Y traddodiad Undodaidd ym mro yr Eisteddfod: hen eglwys Llandyfaen ac Onnenfawr, Llandeilo. Yr Ymofynnydd (Mai/Gorffennaf 1996), p. 1-2
Davies, William Anthony. Ty'n y wern [Glanaman] fy ieuenctid: atgofion am hen gymeriadau, (Ammanford, 1943), 31p.
Evans, E. Lewis. Hanes Capel Isaac, (Llandysul, 1950), xii, 182p.
Griffiths, G. Milwyn. A Visitation of the Archdeaconry of Carmarthen, 1710 National Library of Wales journal. 1974, Summer Vol XVIII/3. Includes the parish of Llan Deilo Fawr
Gruffydd, W.T. Hanes y Tabernacl, Llandeilo, Gruffydd (1951) 63 p., ill.
Jones, David. Canmlwyddiant Siloh, Penybanc, Llandeilo, 1830-1930 (Merthyr Tydfil, 1931), 24, iii p.
Jones, Eirwen. Llandeilo church's lost treasure. Carmarthenshire Historian 20 (1986), p. 81
Morgan, John Jenkyn (Glan Berach). Hanner canrif o hanes eglwys Annibynnol Bryn Seion, Glanaman, Sir Gaerfyrddin, (Abertawe, 1957), 43p.
Owen, J. Dyfnallt, J.D. Jones, Ben Davies. Hanes eglwys Cwmllynfell, (Caerfyrddin, 1935), viii, 199p.
Randall, A. Catholic Llandeilo: a history of St. David's Parish, Llandeilo (26 New Road, Llandeilo SA19 6DB), C. O'Hara (1987) 29 p., ill., 1 map, ports.
Dyfed FHS have photographs and data relating to various churches and chapels on their site
PR (1679-1724) transcribed in 1955 apparently lost
Parish registers: Christenings (1732-1937), Marriages (1732-95, 1822-1961), Banns (1754-69, 1823-1956) and Burials (1732-1966) are at the Carmarthenshire Record Office.
Facsimile Parish registers: Christenings (1720-4), Marriages (1683-1722, 1754-69) and Burials (1679-1723) are at the National Library of Wales.
Copy ts PR/BT M index (1732-1875) at Carm.RO and copy ts PR/BT M index (1732-1837) at NLW
Transcript PR/BTs: Christenings (1679-1776), Marriages (1683-1769) and Burials (1679-1779) are at the Society of Genealogists.
Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1679, 1681-2, 1684, 1686-7, 1730, 1732-7, 1739-71, 1773-1800, 1802-11, 1813-38, 1840, 1842-68, 1873-6) are at the National Library of Wales, and have been microfilmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Marriage index for this parish - see Dyfed Marriages, 1813-1837, Vol. 20 - Cayo Hundred (Dyfed Family History Society, c1989)
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Nonconformist Chapels:
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Cwmaman [formed out of Betws, Llandybie, Llandeilo Fawr and Llangiwg in 1843]
Christenings (1840-1930), Marriages (1842-1948, Banns 1842-67, 1887-1949), Burials (1842-1959) at Carm RO
BTs: 1840-52, 1854-67, 1869-74 at NLW. Baptisms, marriages and burials for Christ Church Cwmmaman available on FreeREG.
Manordeilo/Maenordeilo [ formed out of Llandeilo Fawr 1905]
Christenings (1861-1939), Marriages (1861-1970), Burials (1813-1927) at Carm.RO
Taliaris [ PR prior to 1813 see Llandeilo Fawr]
Christenings and Marriages (1813-) with incumbent. Burials (1813-1927) at Carm.RO
Copy ts CB (1802-12) at NLW
BTs: 1813-15, 1842-60, 1864 at NLW
Held at Carmarthen Archives;
- Indices of marriage notices Llandeilo fawr 1879-1893.
Parish Church photograph and basic information, Capel Newydd photograph and Salem chapel photograph and basic information from Dyfed FHS.
The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales., byJones, 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;
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Dyfed (Wales) Cultural Services Department. Llandeilo, Llanymddyfri a rhan uchaf Dyffryn Tywi: mewn hen luniau. Stroud: Alan Sutton ar y cyd Cyngor Sir Dyfed a Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, 1991. 159p: chiefly ill, ports. [ISBN 0862999758]
Gittins, R & Spencer Davies, D. The Illustrated Heart of Wales Line. Llandysul, 1985, 143 pp. Its 110 mile route from Swansea to Shrewsbury takes it through the heartland of Wales inc. the towns and hamlets of Pantyfynnon, Ffairfach, Llandeilo, Llangadog, Llandovery, Cynghordy etc, and describes each halt and station in detail.
Kenyon, John R. A traveller in the Llandeilo area in the summer of 1798. Carmarthenshire Antiquary 29 (1993), p. 47-50
Llandeilo Fawr Town Council. Llandeilo town guide. [Llandeilo]: Llandeilo Fawr Town Council, 1994. 43p: ill, map; 21cm.
Llandeilo Urban District, Carmarthenshire: the official guide (4th ed.), Home Publishing Co (1955) 18 p., ill.
Llandeilo Fawr Town Council site
Dave Michael's Amman Valley site
Llandeilo - on Wikipedia
Pigot & Co. South Wales Directory for 1830. Here are Extracts relating to Llandeilo fawr
Pigot & Co. South Wales Directory for 1844. Here are Extracts relating to Llandeilo fawr
Kelly's Directory of South Wales 1923 - section for Cwmamman
Havey, Marjory. David Jones of Llandilo and Sydney. Dyfed FHS journal Vol 5, no 4, Aug 1995, p 167-168. The life of David Jones (1793-1873), merchant, who emigrated to Sydney, Australia, in 1835Jones, Bill & Dr Huw Walters. On the American Frontiers: Amman Valley Emigrants in Texas, 1879-1880. The Carmarthenshire Antiquary, 37/2001.
The transcription of the section for Llandilo Fawr from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llandilo Fawr to another place.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Taliaris Muniments 1656, 1712-[c. 1961] "Family and estate papers of the Gwynne and Peel families of Taliaris, in the parish of Llandeilo Fawr .............."
A database of Hicks Names names found in the BTs/IGI and censuses for Llandeilo fawr, Betws and [some] Llangadog parishes which have been collated into specific (probable) family groups.
Hicks, Gareth. Does misfortune run in threes....? [The tragedy of the fire at White Hart Inn, Llandeilo town on 14 September 1894]. Dyfed FHS journal Vol 7, no1, Apr 2000. Features Edwards/Davies families.
Morris, John. MORRIS of Llandeilo, CMN . Dyfed FHS journal, Vol 7/108. Examining the possibility that four Morris families had common roots in Anglesey
Llandeilo.org - a lot of material, including extracts/features etc;
- Thomas Jenkins' Diary ed. by D C Jenkins;
- A Llandeilo Apprentice (John Miles Davies);
- Llandeilo by E Jones;
- The Good Old Days by Bryn Thomas
- The Dynevors;
- Llandeilo Workhouse;
Beale, Anne. The Vale of Towey. 1844. Contains sketches giving pictures of old customs and relating some of the traditions of the Vale, in and around Llandilo.
Cragoe, Matthew. The Golden Grove interest in Carmarthenshire politics, 1804-1821. Welsh History Review 16 (1993), p. 467-93
Davies, William, Gwilym Teilo, and Samuel, William. Llandeilo: a compilation of "Llandeilo-Vawr and its neighbourhood" by William Davies & "Llandeilo: present and past" by W. Samuel. (facsimile) Carmarthen: Dyfed County Council, Cultural Services Department, 1993. 260p in various pagings: geneal tables, plans; 20cm. [ISBN 0860750906]. See under Samuel below.
Edwards, Hywel Teifi [ed.] Cwm Aman [Amman Valley] .Gomer 1996. In Welsh. There is a list of chapter headings and photographs here and on Cwmgors and Gwaun-cae-gurwen
Evans DA & Walters H. Dyffryn Aman 'Slawer Dydd [The Amman Valley Long Ago: A Collection of Photographs];Gomer 1987. Bilingual. Here is the book's introduction and an Index by Gareth Hicks
Griffiths, Ralph A. A tale of two towns: Llandeilo Fawr and Dinefwr in the Middle Ages. Sir Gar (1991), p. 205-26
Jones, E. Llandeilo. V. Lodwick (1984) 61 p.
Lewis, Brian. The Amman Valley: A Photographic Portrait. (1996). Here is an Index by Gareth Hicks
Lewis, J.M. Carreg Cennen Castle, Cardiff, Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments (1990) 40 p., col ill., facsims., geneal tables, maps. [ISBN: 0948329548 (pbk)]
Lloyd, Sir John E., (Ed.). A History of Carmarthenshire (2 vols.), Cardiff, London Carmarthenshire Society (1935, 1939). Extracts from this book can be accessed on some parish pages, see here for this parish
Rees, Enoch. The History of Brynamman 1883 & 1896. (Trans. from the original Welsh by Ivor Griffiths, Gorseinon.) Here is an index for the English version, with contents listing, and an index for the Welsh version, both by Anna Brueton
Samuel, W. Llandilo, present and past; an illustrated guide to the ancient castles and other antiquities of the neighbourhood. A sketch of the history and the annals of the town embracing that of the Kingdom of Dynevor, Carmarthen, 1868. 164, xii p., [16] p. of advertising, [5], (1 fold.): p., charts, geneological tables, plan. There is a detailed extract of this book on Llandilo, Present & Past.
Llandeilo, Llanymddyfri a rhan uchaf dyffryn Tywi mewn hen luniau, Alan Sutton (1991) [160] p. [ISBN: 0862999758 (pbk)]
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- John Jenkins Collection of Llandeilo Documents "Sale catalogues, 1879-1910, relating predominantly to the Ty Gwyn estate and other properties in the town of Llandeilo and parish of Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire; electoral records for Llandeilo Fawr parish and Llandilo Polling District, 1857-1868; Government Orders relating to Poor Law Administration in Llandilofawr Union, 1838-1896; and Capel Newydd, Llandeilo, brochure, 1952."
- Llandeilo and Llanybydder title deeds 1733-1888
Documents at the National Library of Wales:
- Several groups of deeds purchased from Kyrle Fletcher, including deeds, 1647-1876, relating to the Llandeilo area, Carmarthenshire
Held at Carmarthen Archives;
- Printed tithe apportionments 1841-1843 for Llandybie, Llanfynydd and Llandeilo fawr parishes.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN647219 (Lat/Lon: 51.878969, -3.967438), Llandilo Fawr which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Places, villages, farms etc within Llandeilo Fawr 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)
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Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Y Lloffwr 1978-1986 " Y Lloffwr is the papur bro (Welsh language newspaper) covering the Dinefwr district, namely the towns of Llandeilo and Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, and was begun in 1978"
Davies, Ifor. History of Coal Mining in the Amman Valley . Bi-lingual. Published by the author, 2001. Here is a list of chapter headings and photographs.Greenlaw, Joanna. Swansea clocks: watch and clockmakers of Swansea and district (Llanelli, Llandeilo, Neath). [Swansea]: Joanna Greenlaw, 1997. 123p, [12]p of plates: ill (some col.), facsims, maps, ports; 25cm. [ISBN 0953154904]
Roberts, Gomer Rev. Argraffu ac Argraffwyr yn Llandeilo Fawr.(Printing & Printers in Llandeilo Fawr). The Carmarthen Antiquary, 1944, 1/77-9; and 1957, 2/178-81; and 1959, 3/36-7; and 1961, 3/224-5.
Making hay when the sun shone. Reminiscences by Margaret Crittenden of life on a local smallholding in the middle of the C20th - Glynderi on the slopes of Mynydd Ddu between Garnant and Brynamman. Now included here
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llandeilo Rural District Council and Llandovery Rural District Council Records "Records of Llandeilo Rural District Council, Carmarthenshire, 1570-[20th century], including Llandeilo Rural District Council minute books, 1898-1963; ledgers, 1903-1935; declarations of acceptance of office, 1943-1973; roads committee minute books, 1914-1931; records from the Abercenne Union Work House, 1894-1909; records from the Llandeilo Fawr Sanitary Authority, 1872-1899; Llandovery Rural District Council minutes, 1907-1935; and Carmarthenshire deeds, 1570-[20th century]."
Held at Ceredigion Archives ;
- Plans of Llandeilo and Lampeter Light railway, sheets 1-7. May 1905.
Davies, Howard G. The Centenary History of Amman United Rugby Football Club, 1903 - 2003. (Roll Along, Amman United, Roll Along) 2003. Here is a Contents listing and a listing of photographs, by Gareth HicksWalters, Huw. Cynnwrf Canrif : Agweddau Ar Ddiwylliant Gwern. Cyhoeddiadau Barddas, Abertawe, 2004. ISBN: 1900437678. Paperback, 372p.
A comprehensive collection of eight interesting and informative essays reflecting various aspects of the rich folk culture of the Aman and other south Wales valleys in the 19th century, written by a thorough researcher. Here is a review of the book by Tegwyn Jones (in Welsh)