- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Llandyfodwg from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LLANDYFODOG, a parish in Bridgend [registration] district, Glamorgan; on a branch of the river Ogmore, 5¼ miles NE of Bridgend [railway] station. It contains the villages of Blackmill and Pantyrid; the former of which has a post office under Bridgend. Acres: 6,508. Real property: £1,495. Population: 254. Houses: 53. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the duchy of Lancaster. Coal and iron ore are found; and there are mineral springs. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff. Value: £89. Patron: Miss E. Turberville. The church is dedicated to St. Tyvodwg, and is tolerably good."
Llandyfodwg was part of the urban district of Ogmore and Garw and is east of the parish of Llangeinor which was also in the urban district. Wikipedia may equate Llandyfodwg with Ogmore Vale or Ogmore Valley. Gilfach goch is another village toward the east of the parish.
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Glamorgan Lots of leads to other sources and descriptions of former parishes.
- The FamilySearch Wiki on Glamorgan has recently been updated (early 2016) and looks remarkably like Wikipedia. Their map "Glamorgan Parish Map.jpg" enlarges to show all the original parishes. The sub-section "Parishes of Historic Glamorgan" lists all the parishes of Glamorgan and the newer preserved counties and principal areas in both English and Welsh. (Currently this website is still under construction.)
Maps
The first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
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These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons
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These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area
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