SOUTH WALES. [KELLY's • Davies Esq

368 LLANBEDB YSTRADWY• SOUTH WALES. [KELLY'S • Davies esq. The Duke of Beaufort K.G. who is lorl! of Lettel's are received through Crickhowell at 8 B.m. the manor, Sir Joseph Bussell Bailey bart. and Thomas Wall Letter Box c.leared at 3,40 p.Ol. 'fhe Mar-est A. Davies esq. are the principal landowners. The 8'Oil Post, M. O. & T. O. is at Crickhowell is gravel; chief crops, barley and- oats. The area is National School (mixed), built in 1856 (at a cost of about 3,800 8ICT~ of land, and 14 (If water; rateable value ['300), for 43 children; average attendance, 32; Mrs. [,1,984; the population in r891 was 230. Sarah Evans, mistre.s.s. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Meredith Meredith, blacksmith Parry John, Pencabladdyn Davies Mrs. Neuadd house Prosser Thos. boot maker & rate cllctr Powell David, Graigybnl1a Davies Thos. Augustus, Neuadd ho Stirling John, gamekeeper to Sir J. Powell Evan, Gwrnode Jones Rev. Thomas, The Rectory R; Bailey bart Powell John, Gellfamow Jones Mordici FARMERS. Powell William, Gudder Rowlands Rev.Danl.A., B.A.Neuadd ha Griffiths David, Perrybont Powell William, Duffryngelol Williams Rev. Wm. (Calvinistic Meth) Howell James, Ysgybornewyadd Price William, Sunnybank COMMERCIAL. Jones David, Duffryn Pritchard John, Hambentfour Davies Thomas W. Red Lion P.R Jones Evan, Mylard Pritchard William, Hambentfach Harris Henry. Red Hart P.H Jones Thomas, Tymawr Savaker William. Llwynon Jones David, miller (water), Coad mill Lewis Thomas, Drayn Williams John Wm. & Thomas, Callan LLANBISTER is a parish and village, on the riveT vicarage, tithe ren~charge [,160, average £l21, net !thon, in the county of Radmor, S miles north-west of yearly value [,9°, with 65 acres of glebe and residence, Dolau station and 5 west-by-north from Llanbist{lr in the gift of the Bishop of St. David's, and held since Road station, both on the Craven Arms and Carmarthen r886 by the Rev. William FulfQrd, Qf St. Bees. Ther6 section of the London and North Western railway, 17 are Baptist, Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels. north-by-west from Builth, and II west frJm Knighton; A sum of [,6 from a. charge on land in the T'lilish is it is in the hundred of Knighton union, petty sessional available for distribution to the poor. Lord Ormathwaite diivi,sion, and county court district of Knighton, Bnd in is lord of the manor; Edward Meredith esq. and James the rural deanery of Melineth Suh Ithon, archdeaconry Hollingsworth esq. are the principal landQwners. Soil of Brecon and diocese of St. David's. The church of is clay. Chief crops are wheat, oalts and tumip3. The St. Oyn11 0, standing on rising ground, is an ancient area. ig. 14,53° acres; the populatiQn in r891 was 769. building of stone in the Norman Bnd Early English Post Office, Llanbister.-Mrs. Margaret Price, sub- styles, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch, and an pO'Stmistress. Letters received' through Penybont eastern bower containing 3 belLs-: the peculiar position R.S.O) which is the nearest money ordeI' & telegraph of the tower at the east end has prev~nted t.he cpE.'ning office. Letters arrive at 9. r5 B.m. &; dispatched at of an east window, and two ascents, of :::0 nnd f steps 4.1S p.m. No delivery on sundays. Postal Orders respectively, lead to the south porch, which retains a are issued here, but not paid niche for a. holy water stoup; there is a. fine oak Post Office, Llanbister road (Railway Sub-Office. Let- roof; some remains of the rood screen, and an old ches.t ters should have RS.O. Radnorshire added).-George dated r616. The gallery of black oak bears the date Morris, postmaster. Postal Orders are issued here, July 7, 1716, and the initials. of the chul'chwal'Jl:ns, but not paid. Letters arrive from Knighton at 6.30 ancL there are several monuments to persons of note, a.m.; dispatched at 8020 p.m. Penybont is the nearest and a memorial stone inscribed to Thomas Bowen, gent. money order & telegraph offi-ee d, 2 January, r680, ret. 100: the pulpit is a. good old A School Board of 5 members was formed 21 April, 1871, fashioned" three decker," with a wunding-board. There William Morris, clerk & attendance officer are 300 sittings, all free. The register, including Abbey Board School (mixed), built in 1865, for 80 children; Cwmhir, dates from the year 1684. The living is a average attendance, 43; Thomas Ba.ker, master. LLANBISTEB. Lewis Richard. Brynwidock Bound John, Foeslaprey Chesman Edward, Great house Morr~s Ri?h.ard, Grevailog Dav~es Edward, Crosscynon Davies Rev. David (Baptist),Brock cot M~rns Wllham, Tynrhyd Davls John. Castle Coc~ . Fulford, Rev William (vicar) PrICe Abraham, Farm Dyke Thomas. TroadrhIwfedwlll -. Price David, Great Molfre Greenwood William, Dolyvar:aI1 COMMERCIAL. Price David, Maesyfelin Hamar Abraham Brown John, boot & shoe maker Price Edward, Trawscoad Hughell Thoma!', Caeglall Ches~an Ed~a!d L.R.C.P. &; LoR.C.S. Price James, Llwynitch James John, Rhydhir Edin. phySICIan & surgeon,Great ho Reynolds David, Llinwent Ja'ffies Thomas, Tynrhyn Eva~ J0!In, carpenter.. Swancott Philip, Moelwilliam Meredith Edwd. Gt. Cwm., Llechwedd Le~s RIchard, Red LIOn Inn Swancott Thomas, Tyncwm ~Ivrris Edwd. Littl~ Cwm,Llechwedd PrICe Margaret(Mrs.),grcr.Post office Th1om8JS William, Brontllys Morris Hugh, Pentwyn Pugh Jonathan, grooer & draper Wartson Evan. Drainllynbir Mo"l'is John, Pound Alehouse FARMEl'il. Williar.:ns David, The Boot Morris John, Tyllwyd

Davief> Thomas, Dele Williams George, Tynyblynian Owens Richard, Lower Cantal 0 Griiflths John, Oamdwr StepheD3 John, Bryndu Hardwick William, Little Molfre LLANBISTER ROAD. Wilden John, Lower Crosscynon Hughes George, Top Cefn Deac1{,insWmoreli~ving officer®istrar Wilding JaT1l~s, Park James Ephraim, Rhoss of births &; de&ths, Maesyhardy Wilding James, Vrongantlyllwyd Jones Abraham, Cefn Brontllys Hamar Abraham, miller (water) Williams Richard, Cefn Jones John, Dllfryn FARMERS. Williams William, Davern Kinsey Stephen, Drellydion Bound Brian, &; overseer, Rhosgree Willon Abraham. Cnwcn LLANBETHIAN, see Cowbridge. LLANBOIDY is a parish and village, sI miles north barley snd root crops. The area comprises 10,670 acres frn=rl Whitland junction station and 5 ea.st from Llan- of land and 21 of water: rateable value, [,7,759; the g}n:wen Fotation, both on the Wbitland and Cardigan population in 1891 was r537. -railway, in the hundred of Derllys, pelJty sessioIULl Post, M. O. &; T. 0., S. B.• Exp:ress Delivery & Annuity & division of Llanboidy, union and county court district Insurance Office.-J. L. Waiters, sub-postmaster. wi' Narberth, and in the rural deanery of St. Ciears, Letters received from Whitlandi RS.O. Carmarthen- archdeaconry of Carmarthen and diocese of St. David's. shire, at 8 a.m.; dispatched at 5 p.m The church of St. Brynach is an edifice of local stone, in. .. the Early English style, consisting of chancel, transepts, County MagIstrates fo~ ~~e LlaI1boldy Petty seSSIonal nave, west porch, and turret containing one bell: there DlvIslOn. are two stained windows t() m~mbers of the Powe11 Evans John Bognall esq. :M.A. Nantyreglwys, Whitland family, of Maesgwynne. The church was restored in R.S.O r878, and affords 300 sittings The earlie·st register Phillips .John esq. Caerlleon, Whitland RS.O dates from 1752 to 1792, but is not continued regularly Phillips William Lewis esq. Clyngwyn, Whitland R.S.O until 1813. rr~e living is a vicarage. tithe rent-charge Protheroe Edward Schaw, Dolwilym, Heb'ron R 8.0 £139, average :LI05, net incom~ [,10;, with residence, in Protheroe John Baldwin Brydges esq. Dolwilym, Hebl'on the gift of the Bishop of St. David'So, and held since R.S.O I865 by the Rev. William Rees. There is a Oongrega- Clerk to the Magistrates, W. M. Griffiths, St. Mary tional chapel. Maesgwynne, a. fine modern mansion, is so1reet, Carmartben the residence of Mrs. Powell. W. H. Morgan Yelverton Petty sessions are held at the :Maesgwynne Arms. esq. J.P. is lord Qf the manQr, and the [JrincipBllan~ The following places are Included in the petty sessional owner is Miss Powell. The chief crops are 'Wheat, division :-Castledwyran Ciffig, Cilymaenllwyd,