Llanfair Caereinion, and the Parishes of Garthbeibio, Llanerfyl, Llangadfan, Llangyniew, Llanllugan, Llanwyddelan and Manafon

. 260 LLANFAETHLU. (SLATER's RowlandsJn.P.grcr.draper&bootdlr Hughes Hugh P. Gaefron Parry Richard, Rhydyngharad Williams Hugh, butcher, Rhydwen Hughes John, Rhoscalch Richards Robert, Clegir-wawr Williams Hugh, tailor, Rhydwen Hughes :Mrs. Hannah, Bodhedd Roberts John, Tyddyneurach Williams Mary (Mrs.), Menai bridge Hughes Mrs. Mary, Hafodty Row lands John P. Cefndn-bach P.H. Rhydwen Hughes Owen, Bodwyn Rowlands Owen, Gamog-bach Williams Mary (Mrs.), grocer & drpr Jones Hugh, Ganog fawr Thomas Thomas Pritchard, Caedowta J ones John, Rallt-goch Thomas William, Ty newydd Farmers. .Tones John, Tan-y-bryn Williams .T ohn, Bonw Evans Rirhard, Penygraig .J ones Owen, Orsedd-nchaf Williams Lewis Edward, Bodwyn Griffith Mrs. Catherine, Bodegri, Owen Shadrach, Brynglas Williams Mrs. Catherine, Cefndu- Rydwen Owen Thomas, Ty mawr mawr

LLANFAIR CAEREINION, AND THE PARISHES OF GARTHBEIBIO, LLANERFYL, LLANGADFAN, LLANGYNIEW, LLANLLUGAN, LLANWYDDELAN AND MANAFON. LLANFAIR, or Llanfair Caereinion, is a parish number of the inhabitants are employed in agricultural and market town in the county of Montgomery, 8 miles concerns, and others in spinning and weaving yarn into west from Welsh pool, 11 north from N ewtown, 16 north- a kind of coarse striped woollen generally worn by the west from Montgomery, 25~ west-by-south from Shrews- humbler classes. Flannel is also manufactured here; bury, and 178 from London, in the hundred of the currying of leather, malting, brewing and tanning are Mathrafal, Llanfyllin union, county-court district of also pursued, and in the parish are several corn mills. \Velshpool, rural deanery ofBanwy, which joins the Vyrnwy near Mathrafal in the in the parish of Llanerfyl, is :300 yards long by 150 Meifod valley, and consists chiefly of three streets, one wide, and at low water some inscribed stones may be of which forms part of the high road from Shrewsbury seen, one of which bears the date 1430. Another to Aberystwith. The church of St. Mary the Virgin, eminence in the parish is Mael Pentyrch, one side an ancient edifice, was entirely rebuilt in 1868 (with the of which is rocky and precipitous. There are also exception of the old wooden steeple) at a cost of several springs: these include Ffynnon Fair, or St. £1,900, from designs by Mr. Edward Haycock, Mary's well ; Ffynon Madock, about 3 miles south, a architect, of Shrewsbury, and now consists of chancel, chalybeate and saline spring, discovered by a !Ir. with vestry on the north sirle, nave, south porch, and a Madockin 1824; Ffynon-y-Wrach, the "Witch's well, "on western bell-gable. There are 3 bells; the earliest, :Moel Pentyrch ; Ffynon \Vttra Heilyn, 3 miles north­ which is undated, bears an invocation to St. Peter, west; and Ffynon-y-Camp-an, on Mynydd-y-Drum. probably brought from some other church; the other The Earl of Powis is lord of the manor, and by his two are dated respectively 1658 and 1776. The elegant steward holds courts leet twice in the year, at one of south doorway, with slender shafts and carved caps, is which certain officers are appointed for the government apparently Late Transition, and the open timbered roofs of the town. are also original ; a sedile has been formed by deepening The area comprises 16,685 acres, of which 140 are one of the windows; the pulpit is panelled and inlaid water; the population in 1891 was 2,019. with marble, and the font has an octagonal basin set on PosT, MoNEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OFFICE & SAVINGS a circular base. The stained east window, placed in BANK.-Levi .Tones, postmaster. Letters arrive (via 1879, is a memorial to Major .T oseph Davies of Brynglas, Welsh pool) at 7. 30 a. m.; despatched at 5. 50 p.m. 46th regiment (Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry), and MATHRAFAL PETTY-SESSIONAL DIVISION. ~.P. (~. 19th February 1879); and there are ot~ers, Petty sessions are held on the last saturday in the meludmg one to the Rev. Enoch Pugh n. D. vicar, month, except December 1856-8 (d. 18th June 1868). On the south side of the MAGISTI~ATES :- chancel is the rec~mbent e!figy of ~ knig~t in ar~our Hilton John Cooke, Glynhiriarth (c . . 1370-;--90), wearm~ a comcal b.ascmct with camail, a Houndsfield Thomas .T ohn, Glyncogan q mlted Jupon or tumc, and carrymg a sword and a long .T ehu John Broneinion ~agg~r ;_ the hi~- belt crossing his tun!? b~ar_s a defaced Reed Rev.' Samuel, Llanerfyl mscnptlon, wlnch .~ppears ~o read: H1e .Jacet Gruff vVatkins Thomas, Brynmair (Y_dd) al? (Vychan) ; ther~ IS als~ a mural monument, Clerk, Charles E. Howell, Welshpool w1th sh1eld of arms, to Ehza Lomsa Vaughan (d. 24th The division comprises 72,534 acres; the population in May 1805), and some others, all of modern date. The 1891 was 4 924 communion plate was presented by Mrs. Greves and ' Mrs. Lewis, and a carved chair by Mr. E. Hilton. In Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages for Llanfair 1884. further imp:ovements were effected at a cost of district, .Toseph Watkins ~1~ 400: Th~ reg1sters date fro~ the year 1602. The Liberal Club, Broad street, William Storey, secretary hvmg 1s a v1carage, commuted tithe rent-charge £314, Police Station Hicrh street John Poole sergeant average :£304, _net inc?me, incl~ding 72 acr_es of glebe, PLACES OF W~RSH~P :- ' ' £219, With residence, m the gift of the Bishop of St. St l\I • Ch h R Th J 8 ff J Asaph, and held since 1877 by the Rev. Thomas Jeffrey ·. · aryRs Durc_d, J ev. omtas rey ones M.A. J ones, who 1s- a 1so a surrogate. T he Bapt1st· chapel, VIcar '· ev. av1 ames ' cura e 0 built in 1825, was rebuilt in 1872 at a cost of £800, and ~AP;\s :- has 200 sittings. The Independent chapel, erected in C af .1s. t' M th d' t 1813, and rebuilt in 1830 at a cost of £300, seats 210 a vims 10 e _0 lS persons. The Calvinistic Methodist chapels are- Ir:dependent, Hlg~ street, Rev. John Rhydderch Moriah built in 1800 and rebuilt in 1838 and acrain in \V esleyan Methodists 187 4 at' a cost of £2 200 with 260 sittings' · bHoreh s CHOOLS :- built in 1823, and relJt{ilt i~ 1877 at a cost of £460, with A School Board of 5 members was formed 7th Novem· 150 sittings; and Zoar, ererted in 1864 at a cotlt of ber 1871. O_lerk, W. Storey £400, and seating 90 persons. The Wesleyan Methodist ~oa:d (Llanfa1r), C: Dryhmst Roberts, master chapel, built in 1818, was rebuilt about 1880. There is a N atwnal, Henry B1shop, master branch of the North and South Wales Bank in Bridge Coaches to Welshpool, Jn . .Tones&.Tn. R. Baterbee, daily street. The market is held ou Saturday, and the fairs Carriers to Welsh pool, RichaM Davies, John Evans & on the first Friday in every month. The greater Evan Davies, daily