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

FamilySearch

Wales, Radnorshire, Llanbister – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions : Pound Aloes Baptist Chapel & Welseyan Methodist Chapel, Llanbister, Radnorshire
Author: Powys Family History Society

Parish church of St. Cynllo, Llanbister, Radnorshire : monumental inscriptions
Author: Powys Family History Society

Wales, Radnorshire, Llanbister – Census ( 3 )
Census returns for Llanbister, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

The parish church of Llanbister, Radnorshire
Author: Powys Family History Society; MacSorley, M. E (Michael Edward)

The parish registers of Llanbister, Radnorshire : including the 1841-1871 census
Author: Powys Family History Society

Wales, Radnorshire, Llanbister – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts, 1701-1840
Author: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Llanbister (Radnorshire)

Bishop’s transcripts, 1831-1867
Author: Church in Wales. Chapelry of Abaty Cwm-hir (Radnorshire)

Marriage bonds and allegations, 1679-1865
Author: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Llanbister (Radnorshire)

The parish church of Llanbister, Radnorshire
Author: Powys Family History Society; MacSorley, M. E (Michael Edward)

The parish registers of Llanbister, Radnorshire : including the 1841-1871 census
Author: Powys Family History Society

Wales, Radnorshire, Llanbister – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Llanbister, Radnor, Wales ; christenings, 1813-1840
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Powys Archives

Powys archives hold the following records:

Microfilm 174

  1. bap 1704/5-1710/11, bur 1704/5-1710/11, mar 1704/5-1710/11
  2. bap 1711-1721, bur 1711-1721, mar 1711-1721
  3. bap 1722-1749/50, bur 1722-1749/50, mar 1722- 1749/50
  4. bap 1750-1800, bur 1750-1800, mar 1750-1753
  5. bap 1800-1812, bur 1800-1812
  6. mar 1754-1812, banns 1754-1822
  7. mar 1813-1837
  8. banns 1854-1901
  9. bap 1813-1964
  10. mar 1837-1970

IGI Indexes: bir/bap 1813-1840

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