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"LLANFIHANGEL-Y-PENNANT, a parish in the hundred of Estimauer, county Merioneth, 7 miles S.W. of Dolgelly, its post town, and 9 N. of Aberdovey. It is situated at the foot of Cader Idris, and includes the townships of Cedris, Llanllwydan, Maestrefnant, and Uwchygarreg. The surface is hilly, and only partially enclosed. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Bangor, value £464 in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Michael, and has an ancient font. There are small charities of about £1 per annum. A fort stood here in early times. Caerberllan Hall is the principal residence." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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Holmes, Alan. Slates from Abergynolwyn: the story of Bryneglwys Slate Quarry 1986
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Abergynolwyn Slate Quarries [in Llanfihangel-y-pennant parish] Papers 1866-1912
| Cemetery, Abergynolwyn |
| St David, Abergynolwyn (Church in Wales) |
| St Michael (site of), Llanfihangel-Y-Pennant |
| St Michael, Llanfihangel-y-pennant (Church in Wales) |
| Cwrt Chapel, Abergynolwyn (Welsh Independent) |
| Sardis Independent Chapel (Lanfihangel), Llanfihangel-Y-Pennant |
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 8321 acres; Population 195 males, 181 females, total 376
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Memorial to Mary Jones, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Merionethshire - on the People's Collection Wales site
"'In memory of Mary Jones, who in the year 1800, at the age of 16 walked from here to Bala, to procure from the Rev. Thomas Charles, B.A., a copy of the Welsh Bible...."
Rees, Thomas & John Thomas. Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). Here is the entry from this book for Abergynolwyn chapel (in Welsh ) - with translation Also Llanfihangel chapel (with translation by Eleri Rowlands May 2019)
Llanfihangel y Pennant Church - on the People's Collection Wales site
Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at Merioneth Record Office.
Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site
- The transcription of the section for Llanfihangel y Pennant 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 Llanfihangel-y-pennant to another place.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Ynysfor collection of Pughe and Jones family papers 1620-1875 "John Pughe (d 1737) of Bodilan, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Merionethshire, was the son of William Pughe......."
Gwynedd Family History Society have a diagram of the ecclesiastical parishes of Merionethshire (under Parishes) - with some links to photographs of parish churches
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SH671088 (Lat/Lon: 52.660172, -3.965936), Llanfihangel-y-pennant which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
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