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"LALYSTON, or, TREF LALYS, in the Cwmwd of Tir yr Hwndrwd, Cantref of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Newcastle), Co. of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Curacy, not in charge, consolidated with the Vicarage of Newcastle, and of the certified value of £17.: Patron, The King: Church dedicated to St. Illtyd. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, (consisting of the Higher and Lower Divisions) was 415. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £124..2..0, at 4s. 0d. in the pound. It is 2m. W. from Bridgend. This Parish contains about 700 acres of Land. This village is said to take its Name from a person, called Lalys, a man eminent in the art of masonry, and who was brought from The Holy Land, about the year 1111, by Richard Granville, Lord of Neath: this man is reported to have built several Abbies and Churches, with many Castles, and other considerable works; and afterwards became architect to King Henry the First." From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.
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Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
The Glamorgan Family History Society have produced a set of microfiche containing Monumental Inscriptions for the following burial grounds :-
- Parish Church of St. David
- Bethel Welsh Baptist Church
| St David, Laleston |
| Caersalem Welsh Independent Chapel (Berea), Laleston |
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
See Welsh Chapels and Churches for photographs of various churches/chapels in this parish
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Interior of St David's Church, Laleston 1904
- St. David's Church, Laleston 1977
- Cross in St David's Churchyard, Laleston 1904
- Horeb Presbyterian/Methodist Chapel, Laleston
For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
The church is dedicated to St. David, and is in the Benefice of Laleston with Tythegston and Merthyr Mawr Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference SS875796.
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1721-1899, Marriages, 1721-1837, Burials, 1721-1899. Visit their website for information on how to purchase these fiche.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1742-1937 | 1754-1971 | 1742-1936 | - | 1721, 1723-1837 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Laleston Ecclesiastical Parish records " ........ including registers of baptisms, 1742-1937; marriages, 1754-1839; burials, 1742-1936; banns, 1754-1953; services, 1878-1982; parochial church council minutes, 1932-1970; church affairs, 1894-1972; church history, 1958-c1990"
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
- Laleston, St. David - Christenings (BT's), 1813-1875
| Non Conformist Registers Held at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth | ||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref |
| Horeb, Calvinistic Methodist | 1882-1980 | - | - | SS 87767992 |
The transcription of the section for Laleston from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Laleston to another place.
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Laleston High Street, 1977
- A distant view of Laleston village with a few dwellings situated on the hills.
This diagram shows the position of this parish within the county of Glamorgan - click on this to see a full size diagram of the county
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Map of the parish of Lalestone in the County of Glamorgan - on the People's Collection Wales site
Parish map (Kain/Oliver)
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SS876815 (Lat/Lon: 51.521261, -3.621583), Laleston 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.
Places, villages, farms etc within Laleston 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)
- Higher Laleston (95A) & Lower Laleston (95B); Broadland Fawr; Broadway; Cae'r-hen-eglwys; Caeau Gleison; Cefn Cribwr; Cefn Cross; Cwm Ffos; Ffordd-y-Gyfraith; Hargrove; Laleston (village); Llangewydd; Llangewydd Court; Nant Ffornwg; Pantrosla; Pren-per; St Cewydd's Ch. (site of); Tirbach; Ty'n-y-cae; Ty'n-y-caeau.
Thatcher at work at Laleston, Glamorgan - on the People's Collection Wales site
The Population of Laleston was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.
| 1841 - 507 | 1851 - 538 | 1861 - 536 | 1871 - 571 | 1881 - 538 | 1891 - 576 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Laleston Civil Parish records "Records of the Laleston Civil Parish including copies of tithe plan and apportionment, c1840; vestry minutes meeting book, 1875-1900; parish meeting minutes books, 1894-1963; parochial committee minutes book; 1913-1938; Bryntirion and Laleston playing fields management committee minutes book, 1961-1967; declaration of acceptance of office, 1919-1968; valuation book, 1854; rate books, 1901-1904; rate collectors monthly statements, 1897-1905; receipt books for parish rate, 1902-1904; receipt and payment books, 1919-1939; correspondence, 1918-1961, miscellaneous documents, 1885-1894"