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"LLANDINGAT (LLAN-DINGAD), a parish, in the union of LLANDOVERY, partly in the higher division of the hundred of PERVERTH, and partly in the hundred of CAYO, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES; comprising the market-town of Llandovery, and containing 2345 inhabitants. This parish, which takes its name from the dedication of its church, is pleasantly situated near the confluence of the rivers Brân and Gwytherig, which, uniting their streams a little above the town of Llandovery, fall into the river Towy. The surface is for the most part undulated; and, with the exception of the summits of a few of the hills, the lands are generally inclosed and in a good state of cultivation. . . The environs are enlivened by numerous handsome seats, of which the principal within the parish are, Llwyn Brân . . . and Velindre. . . The church, dedicated to St. Dingat, is an ancient building, consisting of two spacious aisles, with a tower, but presents no interesting architectural details: it was once destroyed by the Norman invaders of this part of Wales. The church of Llanvair-ar-y-Bryn is situated within this parish, about a quarter of a mile from Llandovery, and about a mile distant from its own parish. There are places of worship for Independents, Wesleyans, and Calvinistic Methodists, all in the town of Llandovery. . ." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]
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Evans, T. Focus on Llandovery: Researching Llandovery Families in Carmarthenshire R.O. J. of the Dyfed FHS, vol. 6, no. 1, (1997) pp.2-4. [See Not everyone knows this]
Jones, R.B. A lanterne to their feete: remembering Rhys Prichard 1579-1644, Vicar of Llandovery, Porthyrhyd, Llanwrda, Dyfed, Drovers Press (1994) [6], 86 p., ill., facsims., maps. [ISBN: 0950890359 (pbk)]
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- W. Jones, General Draper, Miliner, Gent's Mercer and Co., Llandovery, Records 1927-1961 "W. Jones, General Draper, Miliner [sic], Gent's Mercer and Co. were located at Alma House, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, and were active in the 1930s-1960s...................."
- Llandovery Gas Company 1868-1949
- The Llandovery Terra-Cota Brick and Tile Co. Ltd Records 1907
- D. T. M. Jones (Solicitors) Records 1544-[?1940] (predominantly 1775-1933) (accumulated 1775-[?1940]) "D. T. M. Jones & Co. was a firm of solicitors based in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, established [ c. 1775] by Edward Jones ..................."
Rhydderch, A. Llandovery College Boarders in the 1881 Census. J. of the Dyfed FHS, vol. 4, no. 2, (1991) pp.68-70. [Transcription]
| Salem Independent Chapel, Llandovery, Llandingad |
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 Llandingat (otherwise Llandovery) from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
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See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph of Llandingat St Dingat Church
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Church, Llandingad
- Williams Pantycelyn Memorial Chapel, Llandovery
- Tabernacle Choir, Llandovery (1898)
See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Dingat's Church, Llandovery
See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re Williams Pantycelyn Memorial Church, Llandovery (Calvinistic Methodist)
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 Amddyfri (see also entry for Llan Fair y Bryn)
Evans, G. Story of the ancient churches of Llandovery, London, Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion (1913) 210 p., ill., facsim., map. [Published also in the Transactions of the Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1911-12]
Jones, Albert. Eglwys Salem, Llanymddyfri, 1797-1947: dathlu trydedd iwbili'r achos, Sul a Llun, Medi 18 a 29, 1947, (Llandysul, 1947) 31p.
Dyfed FHS have photographs and data relating to various churches and chapels on their site
Diocesan records suggest that c1790 the earliest PR here went back to 1660
Parish registers: Christenings (1733-1909), Marriages (1733-1904, 1907-65), Banns (1823-1905) and Burials (1733-1911) are at the National Library of Wales, with facsimiles at the Carmarthenshire Record Office.
Copy ts PR index CB (1813-75) M (1733-1875) Banns (1823-75) at NLW and SOG
Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1672, 1677-9, 1681-4, 1686-7, 1711, 1715-16, 1718, 1721-2, 1724, 1728-31, 1733-45, 1748-83, 1785-94, 1796-1800, 1802-54, 1856-7, 1859-60, 1865) are at the National Library of Wales, and have been microfilmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Parish registers indexed by the Merlin Group and held at Carm.RO ;
Baptisms 1813-1875, Marriages 1733-1875, Marriages with banns 1823-1875, Marriage Strays 1823-1875, Burials 1813-1875.
Marriage index for this parish - see Dyfed Marriages, 1813-1837, Vol. 21 - Perfedd Hundred (Dyfed Family History Society, c1989)
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Nonconformist Chapels:
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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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Photographs and description of Llandovery Castle. - on Castle Wales
Llandovery - on Wikipedia
Various landscapes Llandovery - on the People's Collection Wales site
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]
Kingerlee, D.C. Llandovery Album: pictures of a Welsh market town. Llandovery, Llandovery Publications (1995) 80 p.[ISBN: 0951062603]
Pike, L.E. Llandovery Borough, Carmarthenshire: the official guide, Home Publishing Co (1957) 17 p., ill.
A pictorial and descriptive guide to South Wales: including Brecon, Newport, Cardiff, Vale of Neath, Swansea, Gower, Carmarthen, Llandovery, Tenby, Pembroke, Fishguard, Cardigan, New Quay, Aberystwyth, etc. (4th ed.), London, Ward, Lock & co., Ltd. (1925) 192, 80 p., front., ill., maps, plans, plates.
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, official guide, Gloucester, British Publishing (1971) 32 p., ill., 1 map. [ISBN: 0714007102 (sd)]
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.
Pigot & Co. South Wales Directory for 1830. Here are Extracts relating to Llandovery and neighbourhood
Pigot & Co. South Wales Directory for 1844. Here are Extracts relating to Llandovery and neighbourhood
The transcription of the section for Llandingat from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llandingad to another place.
See Not everyone knows this.. for random snippets about this parish
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Statue of Drover in Llandovery
- Llandovery castle
- Lewis Memorial Fountain, Market Square, Llandovery; undated
- Dyfri Temperance Hotel, Market Square, Llandovery; undated
- Welsh Collegiate Institution, Llandovery
- Llandovery c1900
- Market Hall, Llandovery taken by Iain Wright, 2004.
- Llandovery Railway Station c1910
- Notice to Farmers about a meeting in Llandovery 25 Sep 1928 for an address by P. F. Carter, manager of the Retail Dairymen's Mutual Ltd.
- View of Llandovrey from Coed-cefn-yr-allt
Ystrad, Llandingad. Shows woman sitting in horsedrawn carriage while horse is held by servant. Two other women standing on porch of large house. - on the People's Collection Wales site
Arber-Cooke, A.T. Pages from the History of Llandovery (2 vols.). Llandovery, Llandovery Civic Trust (1994) 498, 453p. [Reprint]
Llandovery and its environs: a miscellany, Llandovery, Llandovery Civic Trust (1994) 461 p., ill., coat of arms, facsims., maps, music, ports.
The Monument's Tale- Llandovery Mail Coach Drama 1835/Stori 'r Gofgolfn-Cyffro ger Llanymddyfri 1835. Published by Wales and Marches Postal Board in 1985 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the incident near Llandovery, all the passengers are identified.
Documents at the National Library of Wales:
- Deeds relating to the Lampeter and Llandovery areas of Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire, 1650-1890, including the Glandenys estate.
- Records from the office of D.T.M. Jones, Llandovery, solicitor. Include office correspondence from 1775 and records relating to the estates of Abermarlais, Briwnant, Cynghordy, Glansevin, Glanyrannell, Llwyncelyn and Ton, Carmarthenshire.
Map of the parish of Llandingat in the County of Carmarthen - on the People's Collection Wales site
Parish map(Kain/Oliver)
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN772358 (Lat/Lon: 52.006637, -3.791055), Llandingad 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.
Llandovery War Memorial - on the People's Collection Wales site
Places, villages, farms etc within Landingad parish 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"
Nantymwyn Mine . "The Nantymwyn Mine is geographically divided into two sites, lying above and below the village of Llandovery, Dyfed. The mine was worked mainly by adits driven into the mountain known as Pen Cerrig Mwyn and, on the face of it, being the largest metal mine in South Wales..............."
The butcher, Llandovery, c. 1885 - on the People's Collection Wales site
Llandovery Poor Law Union - on Peter Higginbotham's site
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llandeilo Rural District Council and Llandovery Rural District Council Records 1570-[20th century] (accumulated [19th century]-[20th century])
- Llandovery Borough Council records 1598 -1969
Held at Carmarthen Archives;
- Llandovery Borough and RDC-; Council Minute books 1878-1969 [Borough], Committee Minutes 1907-1957, Rate books 1836-41 / 1844-46 / 1892-93 / 1899, Collector's rent collection book 1929-1934, Officers and members of Borough Council 1835-57, Register of mortgages 1876-1926.
- Electoral Registers 1856-1975 [excluding war years]
Held at Carmarthen Archives;
- Llandovery C.P [British School] ; Infants Log books[3] 1875-1881, Junior Log books 1862-1966, Admissions registers/punishment books.
- Llandovery County Secondary School ; Logs and registers 1902-1958
Evans, J.R. Llandovery College: building for the future 1892-1992, Porthyrhyd, Llanwrda, Dyfed, Drovers Press (1994) 132 p., ill., ports. [ISBN: 0950890340 (pbk)]
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Schoolbook, Llandovery? c 1922?
- Llandovery School, exact date unknown, probably circa 1910 Photpgraphic souvenir
- Llandovery Council School. Infants group B. 1914
- A team photo of the 1st XI in 1946 at Llandovery College [cricket]
- Llandovery College Rugby Team c1910
- Standard 1 pupils of the British school, Llandovery nd
- College, Llanymddyfri
Evans, W.G. A History of Llandovery College: the Welsh Collegiate Foundation: a study in Welsh educational history. Llandovery, The Trustees of Llandovery College (1981) xi, 152 p., [13] p. of pl.: p., ill., ports. [ISBN: 0950763608]
Jones, R.B. Floreat Landubriense: celebrating a century and a half of education at Llandovery College, [Llandovery], Trustees of Llandovery College (1998) 367 p., ill., facsims, ports. [ISBN: 0950763616] p.
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Ladies of WVS Llandovery 1943
- Llandovery Brass Band 1905
- Jenny Fach, Llandovery, c. 1885
- Thomas Jones, Llandovery at 103 years of age, c. 1885