Fogiven if I've missed a thread but I'm playing catch up to 3 months
emails.
Aberystruth is the old parish name for what is now Blaina. THe name
derived from the Welsh Aber (mouth of) Ystruth (the rive ystruth) is if
more correctly the land marked from ST Peter the parish church north east
to cwmcelyn and up to the Source of ystruth which is high up in the
severn farms area twoard Blaenavon.
Bedwellty is the administrative center for census returns and other such
things that reported for Aberystruth. Many other Parishs came under Bewellty
Hope this helps.
Simon
TO ALL WHO RESPONDED! Thank you thank you thank you! My southern Wales
geographic history is much better now.
All of your responses were a bit different but generally the same. There
was only one discrepancy: One person stated that Blaina was in Aberystruth
Parish and another stated that it was in Bedwelty Parish?
Which parish is correct; Aberystruth or Bedwelty?
Thank you all again!
Ed McMillen
geographically clear in NM.
BIRD; Blaina, Abersychan, Trevethin
JENKINS; Panteg
STIFF; Usk, Trevethin
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