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Name | Llanilltud Nedd |
Alt names | Lantwit-Juxta-Neath | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Llanilltud Fach | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Llantwit-juxta-Neath | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Lower Lantwit | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Lantwit Lower | source: further variation | | Llantwit juxta Neath | source: further variation |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.667°N 3.792°W |
Located in | Glamorgan, Wales ( - 1922) |
See also | Neath Hundred, Glamorgan, Wales | hundred in which it was situated | | Neath Rural, Glamorgan, Wales | rural district in which it was located 1894-1922 | | Neath, Glamorgan, Wales | parish to which the area was transferred in 1922 | | Clun, Glamorgan, Wales | parish to which the area was transferred in 1922 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Llanilltud Nedd (or Lantwit juxta Neath) from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LANTWIT-JUXTA-NEATH, a parish in Neath [registration] district, Glamorgan; on the river Neath, the Neath canal, and the South Wales railway, 1 mile E by N of Neath. It contains the hamlets of Lower Lantwit, Resolven, and Clyne; and its post-town is Neath. Acres: 10,990. Real property: £8,311; of which £2,549 are in mines, £100 in quarries, and £12 in the canal. Population in 1851: 1,992; in 1861: 2,232. Houses: 426. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in collieries and in the trade of Neath. The living is a [perpetual] curacy, annexed to the rectory of Neath, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is ancient; stands close to the river and the canal; has a curious tower, of picturesque appearance; and was recently restored."
A Vision of Britain through Time also states that in 1922 the civil parish was abolished and the area divided between the civil parishes of Neath and Clun.
Resolven and Clun are still civil parishes today.
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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Categories: Glamorgan, Wales | Llanilltud Nedd, Glamorgan, Wales | Neath Hundred, Glamorgan, Wales | Neath Rural, Glamorgan, Wales | Neath, Glamorgan, Wales | Clun, Glamorgan, Wales
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