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"LLANEGRYN, a parish in the hundred of Talybont, county Merioneth, 7 miles N. W. of Aberdovey, and 10 S.W. of Dolgelly. It is situated in the valley of the Dysynni, near the coast of the Irish Sea. The parish is bounded on the W. by Cardigan Bay, and on the E. by the river Dysynni. It contains the townships of Peniarth and Rhydyrhiw. The neighbourhood abounds with hills, and from several points are obtained good views of Cadr Idris. Slate is obtained here. This was an old seat of the Wynne family. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Bangor, value £82. The church is dedicated to St. Egryn. It contains a rood-loft, said to have been brought from Cymmer Abbey, a curious Norman font, and several monuments to the Owen family. There is an endowed school (Owen's) with an annual income of £105." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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Davies, William. Hanes Plwyf Llanegryn = A history of the Parish of Llanegryn. Peniarth : Elusen Griffith Owen, 2002. 485p. Originally published solely in Welsh in 1948 by William Davies.
Llanegryn Church.[Llanegryn] : [Llanegryn Church?], [1999?] 8p
Parry, Edgar W. Eglwysi Gwynedd. 4; Eglwys St. Egryn, Llanegryn, Meirionnydd. Gwreiddiau Gwynedd / Gwynedd Roots. 38 (2000), p. 7-8
Passmore, Sue. The Lloyds of Gwyddfryniau, Llanegryn, Meirionnydd in the 17th century. Part 1. Gwreiddiau Gwynedd / Gwynedd Roots. 32 (1997), p. 5-10
Part 2; Gwreiddiau Gwynedd / Gwynedd Roots. 34 (1998), p. 8-10
| Ebeneser Chapel, Llanegryn (Welsh Independent) |
Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 11, North Wales. Ed. by Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, UWP, 1981. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants. Parish statistics; Area 6819 acres; Population 352 males, 353 females, total 705
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See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph of Llanegryn Parish Church
People's Collection Wales - Rood screen at Llanegryn Church
Rees, Thomas & John Thomas Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). The Llanegryn section (in Welsh) has been extracted. With translation by Eleri Rowlands (5/2020)
Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at Merioneth Record Office.
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- The transcription of the section for Llanegryn from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llanegryn to another place.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Owen Parry Papers 1696-1957 "Owen Parry was an antiquary from Llanegryn, Meirionethshire......."
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Ffederasiwn Clybiau Amaethwyr Ieuainc Meirion, cofnodion (records) 1943-1973 "Ffederasiwn Clybiau Amaethwyr Ieuainc Meirion (the Merioneth Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs) was one of the 12 county federations in Wales." "Includes ; ..... an essay on the history of Llanegryn, Merionethshire, 1947"
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Burdon Deeds 1719-1855 "Richard and Elizabeth Owen owned the Peniarth estate, Llanegryn, Merionethshire, in the early 18th century. "
- Wynne, William, of Peniarth, estate sale particulars 1814-1827 "In the early 19th century the Peniarth estate, Llanegryn, was owned by William Wynne (1774-1834). ..... "
Gwynedd Family History Society have a diagram of the ecclesiastical parishes of Merionethshire (under Parishes) - with some links to photographs of parish churches
The parish of Llanegryn in Merionethshire - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SH608076 (Lat/Lon: 52.648659, -4.058376), Llanegryn 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.
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Llanegryn schoolgirls
- Pupils, Llanegryn school (1890)
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- John Pugh, Llanegryn, A man sitting on a donkey-drawn cart; a woman standing next to the donkey; building displaying posters in the background. c1885
- Bridge, Llanegryn, Numerous individuals on or near the bridge crossing a river; lane and houses on left. c 1885