Coychurch

Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.

References to Coychurch at the British Library

Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish

For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives

See Bap/Mar/Bur data on  FreeReg

The church is dedicated to St. Crallo, and is in the Benefice of Coychurch with Llangan and St. Mary Hill. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be found at grid reference SS939796.

A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1733-1900, Marriages, 1723-1837, Burials, 1736-1900. Visit their website for information on how to purchase these fiche.

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

• Coychurch Ecclesiastical Parish records       " ...... including registers of baptism, 1736-1959; marriages, 1736-1953; burials, 1813-1935; banns, 1755-1969; records relating to: churchwardens, 1905-1965; property, 1720-1884; miscellaneous and civil records, 1844-1970"

Modern Parishes & Chapels of Ease :-

• St. David, Pencoed
• St. Paul, Pencoed

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

• Coychurch, St. Crallo - Christenings (BT's), 1820-1861
• Bridgend, Tabernacle Independent - Christenings, 1785-1835

Coychurch - on Wikipedia

Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Geograph
• Flickr

Transcript of name listing for Bridgend and district, from Slaters Directory for 1880.

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

Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Coychurch to another place.

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

• Thomas family of Tregroes, Coychurch, records    " Letter signed by Charles I to William Thomas, 1645; petitions to Robert earl of Leicester and Robert Lord Lisle 1661-1662; and deeds, wills and pedigrees relating to the Thomas family, 1645-[c. 1850]."

This diagram shows the position of this parish within the county of Glamorgan - click on this to see a full size diagram of the county

Parish map (Kain/Oliver)

Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Map of the hamlet of Coychurch Higher, Glamorganshire
• Plan of the lower hamlet of Coychurch in the County of Glamorganshire
• Plan of the hamlet of Pencoed in the parish of Coychurch in the County of Glamorgan

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SS962826 (Lat/Lon: 51.533077, -3.497558), Coychurch 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 Coychurch 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)

• Coychurch Higher (86); Blaen-crymlyn; Bryn-chwyth; Bryn-gwenith; Bryn-y-garn; Buarthfa; Cae-daufarch; Caner-bach; Coal level (2); Coedcae; Colliery (2); Cwm Ogwr fach; Dre-fach ?; Gaer; Ganer-mawr; Garddau-hen; Gelli-feddgaer; Glan-gors; Graig-las; GWR (Mineral L...?); GWR (Cardiff & Ogmore); Hendir; Heol y Cyw; Hirwaun; Lan; Llwyn-irwch; Mynwent y Milwyr; Mynydd Maendy; Mynydd y Gaer; Nant Ciwc; Nant Crymlyn; Pant-ffrwyth; Parc-bach; Pentre; Pen-y-lan; Pen-yr-heol; Rhiw-ceiliog; Tai-hirion; Ty-Charles; Ty-chwith; Ty-Gwilym; Tynewydd; Ty'n-y-waun (2); Ty-Robert; Waun-wen; Wern-fach; Wern-fawr; Wern-tarw
• Pencoed (87); Bedw-lwyn; Berth-gelyn; Bryn-cwtyn; Bryn-teg; Caeau-cerig; Cae'r llysi; Castle (site of); Cefn Hirgoed; Court House; Dyffryn; Ewenny Fach; Felindre; Ffos-felin; Green House; Groes; Gwastadwaun; Heol Porth-mawr; Heol-y-geifr; Mill; Minffrwd; Nant Crymlyn; Pencoed; Pen-prisk; Pen-y-lan; Tre-bryn; Tre-groes; Ystad y waun
• Coychurch Lower (88); Bont Fawr; Bryn; Bryn-ffrwd; Coed-y-mwstwr-ganol; Coychurch (village); Ewenny River; Heol-y-geifr; Plas Coed-y-mwstwr; Shelf; Ty'n-y-pwnt; Watertown; Watertown Court; Watertown Moor

Newspaper extracts

The Population of Coychurch was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.

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

• Coychurch Civil Parish records  1841-1982

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

• Coychurch Higher School Board records " .... comprising of minute books, 1874-1903; letter book, 1875-1879; cash book, 1891-1903" 
• Coychurch Lower School Board records " .... comprising minute books, 1880-1903; cash books, 1880-1903"

Some of the hamlets, towns and villages within this parish