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"LLANYBYTHER (LLAN-Y-BYDDAR), a parish, in the union of LAMPETER, higher division of the hundred of CATHYNOG, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 5 1/2 miles (S.W.) from Lampeter; comprising the northern and southern divisions, and containing 1120 inhabitants. This place is situated on the road from Lampeter-Pont-Stephen to Carmarthen, and on the border of the county . . . The parish is extensive, comprising nearly ten thousand acres, of which about two thousand are uninclosed, and containing a great variety of soil and surface . . . the prevailing kinds of timber are fir and young oak, and the chief agricultural produce oats and barley. . . The village of Llanybyther is situated on the banks of the river Teivy . . . the parish also contains the village of Glanduar and that of Abergorlech . . . The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has recently undergone thorough repair . . . There is also a chapel at Abergorlech . . . There are two places of worship for Independents, and one each for Baptists and Methodists. About 55 children of both sexes are instructed at the expense of their parents, in two day schools, one of which has a lending library attached, furnished by the Hon. Mrs. Evans. There are also four Sunday schools, one of which consisting of 105 males and females, appertains to Baptists . . . two others are connected with Independents, and one with Calvinistic Methodists, and together contain 250 males and females . . . " [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]
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Morris, James (Rev). Cofiant Dafi Dafis Rhydcymerau (Biography of Dafi Dafis). Dolgellau, 1898, 2nd ed. Here is an index and contents listing by Gareth Hicks.
Monumental inscriptions for Rhydcymerau Methodist Chapel, and for Rhydybont Independent Chapel, are available on microfiche from Dyfed FHS.
| Rhydybont Welsh Independent Chapel, Rhydybont, Llanybydder |
A bound copy of the 1841 census return for this parish is available at Carmarthen Reference Library. It was produced by pupils of Lampeter Comprehensive School as part of the Lampeter and District Census Project 1987.
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 Llanybydder and Llanwenog from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
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Abergorlech was an ancient chapelry in this parish, whose records prior to 1813 were included in Llanybydder's PRs. Its baptisms, for 1813-71, are at the Carmarthenshire Record Office.
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Llanybydder Church with the mart in the foreground
- Rhydybont Chapel showing both stone and slate faced walls.
Davies, W.H. Hanes Eglwys Aberduar (History of Aberduar Church), Llandysul, J.D. Lewis and Sons, Gomer Press (1962). [LDS GS 924498]. Here is an Index and list of chapter headings by Gareth Hicks
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 y Bydder
Dyfed FHS have photographs and data relating to various churches and chapels on their site
Parish registers: Christenings (1783-1972). Marriages (1754-1994) and Burials (1783-1984) are at the Carmarthenshire Record Office.
Copy ts PR index C (1813-75) M (1754-1875) at NLW and Carm.RO
Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1679, 1694, 1696, 1699, 1705, 1711, 1719-21, 1723, 1728-34, 1737, 1739, 1741, 1743-4, 1748-50, 1752-5, 1757, 1761, 1763, 1767, 1770, 1772-3, 1789-90, 1793-1800, 1802-44, 1847-9, 1851, 1854-6, 1880, 1892) 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. 17 - Cathinog Hundred (Dyfed Family History Society, c1989)
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Nonconformist Chapels:
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Held at Carmarthen Archives;
- Memorial Inscriptions for Rhydybont Independent and Rhydcymerau Methodist chapels.
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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Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- General view of Llanybydder from the south west, showing buildings, the river Teifi and the bridge.
- Bridge, Llanybydder
- Houses on Cwrtnewydd Road at Drefach - on the People's Collection Wales site
The transcription of the section for Llanybydder from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llanybydder to another place.
Rawlins, Jose. Lawyers Talk of Titles and Descents [David John Edwards/Black Lion Hotel, Llanybydder 1890+]. Dyfed FHS journal Vol 6/4 Dec 1998, p 149-153
Rawlins, Jose Parry. Jacki'r Gweydd (John Thomas, weaver). Dyfed FHS journal, Vol 8/9 Aug 2005
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 parishWilliams, D. J. The Old Farmhouse/Hen Dy Ffarm. trans. from Welsh by Waldo Williams. 1961 (Harrap). 238pp. well-known account of farming life in the Carmarthenshire parishes of Llansawel, Caio, Pencarreg and Llanybydder at turn of 19th and 20th centuries. Also a parallel-text Welsh/English version published by Gomer, Llandysul, 2001/2, (1 84323 032 1). "Since it was first published in 1953 Hen Dy Ffarm has become a classic of Welsh literature......."
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llandeilo and Llanybydder title deeds 1733-1888
Parish map(Kain/Oliver)
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN546385 (Lat/Lon: 52.025446, -4.120302), Llanybydder 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.
An article from the Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser about the death of William Davies from Llanybydder during The First World War. - on the People's Collection Wales site
Places, villages, farms etc within Llanybydder 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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Clychau'r Cwm: the parish newspaper of Brechfa, Abergorlech & Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn. is published by Patrick Thomas, of Brechva.
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Smithy, Llanybydder
- A group of men and a boy standing outside Roderick Evans Dispensing Chemist shop. One man is seated and a man in an apron is holding a pliers to his mouth.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llanybydder Parish Council Records 1871-1979
- Llanybydder Rural District Council Records 1904-1935
- D. Lloyd and Son (Solicitors) Records "Records of Lloyd and Son, solicitors, 1853-1930.... [including Lampeter and Llanybydder Rural District Councils, 1895-1922......"
Pupils, Llanybydder school c 1891 and nd- on the People's Collection Wales site
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Evacuees' Records "Log book of children evacuated from Swansea to Aberduar Vestry School, Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, 1941........................"
Llanbydder fair (November 1891) - on the People's Collection Wales site