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From: "Richard J Meredith" <hanescym(a)bellsouth.net>
Llanwrthwl is it's own parish as well as a village. The parish
registers
prior to 1813 were supposedly lost though I do have transcriptions of the
Bt's from the early 1700's. Llanddew is parish and village just around 2
miles or so north of Brecon and not close to Llanwrthwl or Llanafan.
Llanddew has one of the oldest churches in Breconshire and was mentioned
by Giraldus Cambrensis in his travelogues of the 12th century.
Cwmwhefru is a valley in Llanafan Fawr as well as a farm but is now in
modern days a holiday community with holiday chalets rented out to
visitors who want to relax in the quiet splendour of the Chwefru valley.
Hello Rich
Thanks for the reply. I think your answer has sorted out my confusion about
Llandew and Llanwrthwl. I've been scanning my map around the Llanwrthwl
area - that explains why I didn't see it!
Lesley> Rich
Lesley Moore wrote:
>Good evening listers
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>I'm sorry about the long subject line. I've not posted for sometime but
>am now renewing my researches.
>Can anyone tell me if Llanddew and Llanwrthwl are both in the parish of
>Llanafan Fawr. I know where Llanwrthwl is (it is a village) but have not
>managed to find Llanddew and I am not sure if this is a village or
>dwelling.
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>In 1891 would Cwmchwefru be located near to either of these places and is
>that in the parish of Llanafan Fawr.
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>Thank you.
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>Lesley
>Birmingham
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