Llanbister Radnorshire Family History Guide
Llanbister is a parish in the county of Radnorshire, South Wales.
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Parish registers begin: 1704
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Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
LLANBISTER, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Knighton district, Radnor. The village stands on the river Ithon, 8 miles NE by N of Rhayader r. station, and 10½ W of Knighton; and is neatly built.
The parish is divided into L. Lower and L. Upper; and includes the townships of Bronllis-Caroge, Church, Cwmlechwedd, and Cwmgaist. Post town, Penybont, Radnorshire. Acres, 14,837. Real property, £4,530. Pop., 1,045. Houses, 181. The property is much subdivided. Llynwent is a mansion of the time of Elizabeth, much altered. There are several mineral springs. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David’s. Value, £160. Patron, the Bishop of St. David’s. The church was recently repaired.
There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans, an endowed school, and charities £8.
The sub-district contains also six other parishes, and part of another. Pop., 4,370. Houses, 733.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
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Powys Archives
Powys archives hold the following records:
Microfilm 174
- bap 1704/5-1710/11, bur 1704/5-1710/11, mar 1704/5-1710/11
- bap 1711-1721, bur 1711-1721, mar 1711-1721
- bap 1722-1749/50, bur 1722-1749/50, mar 1722- 1749/50
- bap 1750-1800, bur 1750-1800, mar 1750-1753
- bap 1800-1812, bur 1800-1812
- mar 1754-1812, banns 1754-1822
- mar 1813-1837
- banns 1854-1901
- bap 1813-1964
- mar 1837-1970
IGI Indexes: bir/bap 1813-1840
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