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"ABEREDW (ABER-EDWY), a parish in the hundred of COLWYN, county of RADNOR, SOUTH WALES, 4 1/2 miles (S. E.) from Builth, containing 344 inhabitants. It derives its name from being situated at the mouth of the river Edwy, which, after flowing through the parish, empties itself into the Wye, the latter river here forming the line of boundary between the counties of Radnor and Brecknock : the Edwy is only a small stream, famous for its trout and eels. The surface of the parish is rocky and uneven, and the scenery pleasing and frequently picturesque : the view from the churchyard is extremely beautiful. The petty sessions for the hundred are occasionally held here. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Brecknock, and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £ 12. 13. 4., and in the patronage of the Bishop of St. David's. The church, dedicated to St. Cewydd, is a plain building, ........" ( A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, Samuel Lewis, 1833)
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Charters, Alan. Aspects of Aberedw. Aberedw : Alan Charters, 1998. 26pCole, E J L Aberedw Castle Radnorshire Society Transactions, vol. 21 1951 Welsh Journals Online
Edwards, Anthony. Battles for Wales : massacre at Aberedw. Cambria 2/5 (1999), p. 44-6
Mostyn, J Log-books; Aberedw mixed National school Radnorshire Society Transactions vol. 19 1949 Welsh Journals Online
Tudor, C L R. Some notes historical & descriptive of the churches and parishes of Aberedw and Llanfaredd. Cardiff : Western Mail, 1917. 56p
| St Cewydd, Aberedw |
| 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 given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants. Aberedw Parish; Statistics; Area 4300 acres; Population 171 males, 159 females, total 330
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Church of St Cewydd, Aberedw on the Radnorshire Churches Survey site
St Cewydd Church, Aberedw on the Castle Wales site
Aberedw church on the People's Collection Wales site
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 Aberedw chapel (in Welsh) - with translation
Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given on the Powys Archives page Radnorshire 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 1740-1991; Marriages 1740-1971; Burials 1740-1992; Banns 1813-1953
Parish Registers, or copies, for all or part of these dates are held at the NLW, SOG and/or Powys Archives. Bishops Transcripts for various periods are held at the NLW
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Society of Friends, papers "Including marriage register for the Congregational Church, Aberedw, Builth, Radnorshire, 1899-1968.........."
Aberedw Castles on the Castle Wales site
Aberedw Castle - on wikipedia
Aberedw Castle/Mound/Barrow on the People's Collection Wales site
- The transcription of the section for Aberedw 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 Aberedw to another place.
Aberedw War Memorial - on the Roll of Honour site
Aberedow Mill, South Wales on the People's Collection Wales site
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Lord Merthyr of Senghenydd Collection "Including Deeds relating to the Baskerville family and Baskerville Rickards Mynors family of Aberedw, Radnorshire, 1673-1867......"
- Penybont Hall (Radnorshire) Deeds 1728-1913 "Including the manor of Aberedw and other properties in Radnorshire........................."
Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348. Here is a gazetteer/finding aid plus a set of overview maps to accurately identify the position of parishes within the county
Family Search have an interactive map called "England and Wales Jurisdictions 1851" showing parish (and other) boundaries with optional background maps such as Ordnance Survey. There is also a Search facility, do read the guidance notes to get maximum benefit from this useful resource. See here for further background information to assist in the interpretation of this data
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO088487 (Lat/Lon: 52.129418, -3.334394), Aberedw 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.
Aberedw School group photograph - on flickr
Powys - A Day in the Life - Health Care - Robert Morris of Aberedw