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"LLANBISTER, a parish in the hundred of KNIGHTON, county of RADNOR, SOUTH WALES, 12 miles (W.) from Knighton, containing 1508 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Ithon, and extends nearly fifteen miles in length, with an average breadth of two miles. ...................The turnpike road from Builth in Brecknockshire to Newtown, in the county of Montgomery, passes through the parish. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Brecknock, and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £ 6. 11. 5 1/2., and in the patronage of the Bishop of St. David's. The church, dedicated to St. Kynlog, ................ There is a place of worship for Welsh Calvinistic Methodists. A Sunday school, which is supported by subscription, is held occasionally ..............................The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £495. 5. .........." ( A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, Samuel Lewis, 1833)
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Davies, Haydn. The Pound Chapel : Llanbister, Radnorshire 1896-1996 : centenary commemoration. Llanbister : Hephzibah Pound Baptist Chapel, 1996. 50pHowse, W H An old account book Radnorshire Society Transactions Vol 23 1953 Welsh Journals Online
Moseley, A J Parish of Llanbister Radnorshire Society Transactions Vol 3 1933 Welsh Journals Online
Moseley, A J & T P Davies Place names in the parish of Llanbister Radnorshire Society Transactions Vol 3 1933 Welsh Journals Online
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. Llanbister Parish; Statistics; Area 14837 acres; Population 575 males, 509 females, total 1084
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See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Cynllo's Church
Church of St Cynllo, Llanbister on the Radnorshire Churches Survey site
Interior of Llanbister church, 1906 on the People's Collection Wales site
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 1705-1964; Marriages 1705-1971; Burials 1705-1994; Banns 1854-1901
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 NLW and /or SOG
Various photographs of Llanbister- on the People's Collection Wales site
- The transcription of the section for Llanbister 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 Llanbister to another place.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Salt & Sons, Solicitors of Shrewsbury: Radnorshire 1869 "Sales particulars for The Linwent, Llanbister, 1869"
- Phillips & Co. [Ludlow] records "Records collected by Phillips & Co., solicitors, 1438-1937, including deeds and associated papers relating to land in the parishes of .......... Llanbister, 1607-1687.........."
- Llanbister, Llanyre and Llanddewi Ystradenni deeds " Deeds and records, 1618-1758, relating to land in the parishes of Llanbister, 1692-1734; Llanyre, 1618-1758; Llanddewi Ystradenni, 1713-1758"
- Green and Nixson, solicitors' Records 1578-1984 "Arranged into the following: Probate and personal papers; ..................... Y Ty Mawr, Llanbister, deeds; Vron charity documents; Llanddewi Ystradenni, Llanbister, Llangynllo and Knighton deeds; Llanbister deeds; Warren House, Llanbister, deeds; Owens family of Llanbister deeds; Miscellaneous; Deeds relating to Maes-yr-hardy, Llanbister; Thomas Clee of Knucklas papers"
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 SO134747 (Lat/Lon: 52.363684, -3.273411), Llanbister 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.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Llanbister Parish and Community Council Records 1885-1993
Powys - A Day in the Life - Llanbister Cantal School
Victorian Powys for schools site - Llanbister Cantal School
The children and staff of Cantal Board School, Llanbister in the 1890s on the People's Collection Wales site
Llanbister school on the People's Collection Wales site
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Cantal Board School, Llanbister, photographs "Group photographs of pupils at Cantal School, [ c. 1860], [early 20th century]; exercise books of Abraham Hamer, 1859, 1861"