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"LLANSAWEL (LLAN-SAWEL), a parish, in the union of LLANDILO-VAWR, lower division of the hundred of CAYO, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 11 miles (N.) from Llandilo-Vawr, on the road to Lampeter; comprising the hamlets of Edwinsford with Glynn, and Wen with Genol, containing 982 inhabitants. This parish is pleasantly situated on the small river Cothy, and is intersected by a tributary of that stream, which falls into it near the village; over each is a neat bridge. The lands are for the greater part inclosed and in a state of good cultivation; the surrounding scenery is pleasantly diversified with wood and water . . . Edwinsford, called in Welsh "Rhyd Odyn," the seat of the family of Williams, whose ancestors have represented the county in parliament for several ages, and now the seat of Sir James Hamlyn Williams, Bart., is in the parish, beautifully situated on the eastern bank of the river Cothy . . . The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Cayo . . . There is a place of worship for Methodists: about 30 children are instructed in a day school . . . and 70 males and 35 females are taught gratuitously on Sunday by Calvinistic Methodists . . . " [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]
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Evans, J. Blodeuglwm i goffa y Parch. Jonah Evans: athro Ysgol Ramadegol, Llansawel, Liverpool, Evans, T. Eli (1907) vii, 153 p., plate; p. [Evans, Jonah, 1836-1896]
Monumental inscriptions for St Sawyl's Church, Llansawel, are available on microfiche from Dyfed FHS.
| Seilo Welsh Independent Chapel, Llansawel |
| Seilo Welsh Independent Chapel, Llansawel |
Some church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by I.G Jones, & D. Williams. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. The names are those of the informants
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Parish entry for Conwil Caio with Llansawel from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by (Archive CD Books).
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Griffiths, G. Milwyn. A Visitation of the Archdeaconry of Carmarthen, 1710 National Library of Wales journal. 1974, Summer Vol XVIII/3. Includes the parish of Llan Sawel
St. Sawyl's church and cemetery, Llansawel. - on the People's Collection Wales site
Dyfed FHS have photographs and data relating to various churches and chapels on their site
Parish registers: Christenings (1751-1979), Marriages (1751-1970), Banns (1823-1919) and Burials (1751-1980) are at the National Library of Wales with Mf copies [except Banns} at Carm.RO
Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1675-9, 1682, 1693-5, 1702, 1705, 1707, 1724, 1726-9, 1731, 1733-7, 1739, 1741-4, 1746-7, 1749-54, 1756-60, 1762-5, 1767-88, 1790, 1792-4, 1796-1800, 1802-12, 1814-35, 1838-40, 1849, 1855-7) are at the National Library of Wales, and have been microfilmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Marriage index for this parish - see Dyfed Marriages, 1813-1837, Vol. 20 - Cayo Hundred (Dyfed Family History Society, c1989)
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Nonconformist Chapels:
- Bethel Chapel (Calvinistic Methodist, c1740), Llansawel village Births and baptisms (1818-36) PRO RG4/3831, LDS 828108, IGI On Dyfed FHS Bethel Llansawel CM chapel - still open in 2006
- Siloh / Seilo (Independent, 1868), Llansawel village SN61753620 Built 1868/9 Still open 1998 Coflein On Dyfed FHS Ind chapel. Llansawel shown as still open on the Union of Welsh Independents site (Dec 2006)
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 this chapel (in Welsh ) - with translation by Gareth Hicks (Dec 2008)
The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales., byJones, I.G. & Williams, D. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. These statistics for this parish are extracted from this book which in turn got them from the 1851 census itself;
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View of Llansawel from the hill - on the People's Collection Wales site
The transcription of the section for Llansawel from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llansawel to another place.
Brown, R.L. The followers of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat (who made Israel to sin): a study of the clerical members of the Davies-Williams family of Llansawel, Dyfed, Tongwynlais ([The Vicarage, 1 Merthyr Rd., Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF4 7LE]), [R.L. Brown] (1983) iv, 58 p., [1] leaf of plates, 2 geneal. tables, 3 ports. [Davies (Family) & Williams (Family), 1800-1930]
Lloyd, Sir John E., (Ed.). A History of Carmarthenshire (2 vols.), Cardiff, London Carmarthenshire Society (1935, 1939). Extracts from this book can be accessed on some parish pages, see here for this parishPrice, F.S. History of Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Swansea: The Author: printed by B. Trerise, (1898) 54 p. Here is a substantial extract from this book
Williams, D. J. The Old Farmhouse/Hen Dy Ffarm. trans. from Welsh by Waldo Williams. 1961 (Harrap). 238pp. well-known account of farming life in the Carmarthenshire parishes of Llansawel, Caio, Pencarreg and Llanybydder at turn of 19th and 20th centuries. Also a parallel-text Welsh/English version published by Gomer, Llandysul, 2001/2, (1 84323 032 1). "Since it was first published in 1953 Hen Dy Ffarm has become a classic of Welsh literature......."
Edwinsford, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. - on the People's Collection Wales site
Documents at the National Library of Wales:
- Records of the estate of the family of Williams, later Williams-Drummond, of Rhydodyn, otherwise Edwinsford, Carmarthenshire, including deeds, 1472-1811, records of the manor of Talley, 1617-1744, correspondence, 1580-1863. Other records at Carmarthen Archives.
The Welsh Dialect of Llansawel, Dyfed - on the People's Collection Wales site
Parish map(Kain/Oliver)
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Map of such lands as render tithes to Sir James Williams, Baronet, impropriator thereof, in the parish of Llansawel in the County of Carmarthen
- Map of the hamlet of Wen, in the parish of Llansawel in the County of Carmarthen, also the farms of Wion Byrgwm and Rhosygogel and also part of the farms of Maesyllan and Penpompren in the same parish
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN604365 (Lat/Lon: 52.009175, -4.035716), Llansawel 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.
"Ben Williams was born in 1883 into a farming family in Llansawel, Carmarthenshire. He fought in the Boer War and then in 1906 he set sail for Halifax and a new life in Canada. He said years later that while serving in South Africa he had met up with some Canadian volunteers who had encouraged him to take advantage of the opportunities available in the Canadian Northwest, especially to those with farming experience. In 1914 Ben joined the Canadian army, his previous military experience probably securing him a commission. He served for almost the entire war, being posted overseas in early 1915. ................." - on the People's Collection Wales site
Places, villages, farms etc within Llansawel parish 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)
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Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Sawel Mil lorry. D.Davies & Sons, Sawel Mill Haulage Contractors, Llansawel c.1930-2002
- Penny Forge, Llansawel, run by Thomas Griffiths before he moved to Swansea with his family.
- Llansawel post office with group of people and horse and cart outside.nd
- A group of people, and a horse and carriage outside the Swann Inn, Llansawel. 1891
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llansawel Parish Council Records 1852-1901
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Llansawel Primary School 1922
- Llansawel Primary School 1978 & 1981
- Llansawel Primary School c1990
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Llansawel Carnival 1978
- Street in Llansawel, banner proclaims THE HEALTH OF MANKIND
- No water in Llansawel 1959
- Autograph book from Llansawel 1961
- Mr Jones, Lord Mayor of Llansawel c1885