Trefaldwyn / Montgomery

Abram, Andrew. The Battle of Montgomery 18th September 1644. Bristol : Stuart Press, c1994. 43p

Barker, Philip. Hen Domen Montgomery : a timber castle on the English-Welsh border. [London] : Royal Archaeological Institute, c1982. 98p

Evans, D E. Montgomery 1644 : the story of the castle and Civil War battle. [Powys] : March Publication, [1985?] 38p

Jenkins, Hugh M. Musicians of Montgomery - descendant of the Bennett's. Cronicl Powys. No. 49 (2000), p. 32

Jones, Edwyn W Rev         The boundaries of Montgomery        Collections historical & archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire   Vol 40  1923   Welsh Journals Online

Jones, Edwyn W Rev     Montgomery Church           Collections historical & archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire   Vol 40  1923   Welsh Journals Online

Knight, Jeremy K. Excavations at Montgomery Castle. Archaeologia Cambrensis 141 (1992), p. 97-180

Lloyd, John D K. Montgomery Castle, Montgomeryshire = Castell Trefaldwyn, Sir Drefaldwyn. London : H.M.S.O., 1973. 35p

Lloyd, John D K. A guide book to the Parish Church of Saint Nicholas, Montgomery. [Montgomery] : [Parish Church of St. Nicholas], 1984 printing. 9p

Lloyd, John D K. A guide to Montgomery. Montgomery : Montgomery Civic Society, 1988. 38p

Lloyd, John D K. The Robber's Grave in Montgomery Churchyard. Newtown : The Clifton Press Ltd., [1959] 8p Montgomery District official guide. London : Ed. J. Burrow, [1983] 60p

Montgomery Town Hall. Welshpool : Montgomery District Council, 1991. 24 leaves

Morris, Philippa. Morris, Davies and Jones in Kerry, Montgomery and Llandyssul. Cronicl Powys. No. 20 (1989), p. 53-61

Owen, Mary Newill      Lymore and Black Hall            Collections historical & archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire   Vol 42  1932   Welsh Journals Online  

Parish of Montgomery, St Nicholas' Church, Sion Presbyterian Church, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel : memorial inscriptions . S.l.] : Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society, 1996. 140p

Pryce, Charles S    Borough of Montgomery; the Flos Lands        Collections historical & archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire   Vol 36  1912   Welsh Journals Online    

Remfry, Paul M. Bloody Montgomery, 1223 to 1295. Worcester : SCS Publishing, 1998. 44p

Robinson, W R B. Sir Richard Herbert (d. 1539) of Montgomery / Part 2. Montgomeryshire Collections 88 (2000), p. 1-23

Sutton, Alfred. Sutton' s directory of North Wales comprising the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery, and the City of Chester. Manchester : Looney & Pilling, Letterpress and Lithographic Printers, [1890?]

Waters, A B        Lymore, Montgomery           Collections historical & archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire   Vol 42  1932   Welsh Journals Online  

Welton, Ann. The story of Montgomery. Logaston : Logaston Press, 2003. 194p

Worrall, John. Worrall's directory of North Wales : comprising the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery, with Chester, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Aberystwyth. Oldham : John Worrall, 1874.

Victorian Powys for schools site - Census figures for Montgomery parish 1841-1901

See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Nicholas's Church

Church, Montgomery - on the People's Collection Wales site

Poster for the Montgomery C.M. Chapel Sunday School excursion to Aberystwyth, 1895 - on the People's Collection Wales site

Church of St Nicholas, Montgomery on the Montgomeryshire Churches Survey site

Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given on the Powys Archives page Montgomeryshire parish registers

As a guide only, the principal extant parochial church records for this parish span the dates shown below (as detailed in Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 2000) but exact current holdings should be confirmed with the individual Archives;

• Baptisms 1574-1641, 1645-8, 1650-3, 1656-91, 1694-1972; Marriages 1575-1641, 1645-7, 1651, 1653, 1656-91, 1694-1981; Burials 1574-1641, 1645-7, 1652-3, 1656-91,1694-1966
  Parish Registers, or copies, for all or part of these dates are held at the NLW, and/or Powys Archives.  
  Bishops Transcripts for various periods are held at the Herefordshire Archives  

Hen Domen Castle  - on the Castle Wales site

Montgomery Castle - on Castle Wales

Victorian Powys for schools site - Montgomery and the border district

Various landscape photographs of the area and surrounds - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Geograph
• Flickr

• The transcription of the section for Trefaldwyn / Montgomery 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 Trefaldwyn / Montgomery to another place.

Various historic photographs - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Market square, Montgomery 
• Shop bill from John Powell's grocery shop, Arthur Street, Montgomery, 1910 
• Montgomery Civic Society panels, Y Lle Hanes, National Eisteddfod 2015 
• Interior of Montgomery county gaol, c. 1875
• Montgomery market place, c. 1904

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Kerry Street, Montgomery, deeds      "Deeds relating to a property in Kerry Street, Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, 1708-1858; probate will of William Berwicke, 1839"

Map of Montgomeryshire parishes on Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society's site - shows dioceses

Victorian Powys for schools site - Map of Montgomery in 1839, and 1901

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO217970 (Lat/Lon: 52.564972, -3.155995), Trefaldwyn / Montgomery 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.

The County War Memorial is sited on the summit of Town Hill, Montgomery - on the People's Collection Wales site

Newspaper extracts

Drovers, Montgomery - on the People's Collection Wales site

John Eaton outside his butcher shop, Montgomery, Christmas Day 1888 - on the People's Collection Wales site

Montgomery Fire Brigade with the old fire pump behind the town hall, c. 1905 - on the People's Collection Wales site

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Montgomery and Pool Poor Law Union Records  1795-1825      "Montgomery and Pool, together with 13 other parishes, were incorporated under a local Act of Parliament in 1782. This allowed them to combine their poor relief administration and to set up a workhouse. In 1795, a workhouse was built to the south-west of Forden.................."

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Montgomery Borough, records    1486-1885 (predominately 1633-1885)         "The border town of Montgomery grew up under the shadow of Montgomery Castle, established in 1223 by Henry III. The town was granted borough status by a Royal Charter of 1227...................."  
• Montgomery County Court Records  1894-1956  
• Montgomery parish records    1709-1997      "Records relating to the parish of Montgomery and the parish church of St Nicholas', 1709-1997, including parish vestry minute books, 1709-1781, 1843-1975; orders of service, 1923-1997; faculties, 1877-1977; papers relating to the Church bells and bell ringers, 1875-1912; correspondence, 1876-1972; tithe rent apportionments, 1920-1922; miscellaneous financial records, 1877-1993, including churchwarden's accounts, 1920-1972; copies of terriers, 1876, 1921; records relating to Montgomery Church School, 1770, 1892-1903; guide books to the parish church, [pre 1971], 1978; postcards of St Nicholas' church and of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, [20th century]; magazines and publications, 1865-1985; local history notes, [19th century]-[20th century]."

Various group and event photographs - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Harvesters joined by Montgomery families for a picnic in a field near Montgomery c 1910 
• A Dairy Class for girls at Montgomery Town Hall c. 1920 
• Mayoral Sunday in Montgomery [1939?]
• Early Hockey Team Montgomery
• Oddfellows, Montgomery c1885
• Montgomery Ladies Hockey Team, c.1909
• Montgomery Cricket team and their visitors in the late 19th century