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DIREOTORY. . SOUTH ------~------~ 'riMBER MERCHANTS AND DISTRICT CHURCH, Treberbert Rev. METHODIST (English), Pentra ~ev. CONTRACTORS. John Bees, curate Geerge Frayn Zellkln• Charles &. Son (&. deal CliAPELfl OF EASE :- METHODIST (Welsh) : _ and •Iate merchants and -Rev. William I~ewis, vicar Blaen-y--Rev. D. M. Jones bulldtng materials', Treber­ Penyrenglyu Rev. Evan Davies, Pentre-Rev. Davies bert, and Steam Saw Mills, curate Pen-y-graig-Rev. H. Currie Treorky Rev. Wm. Davies, curate -Ministers various Morgan Davtd (Umber merchant, Ystrad Rhondda Rev. William Trt!herbort-Rev. --Bees eontraotor, and builder), 'I're Lewis, vicar Treorky-Rev. Thomalil Davies ork.y DISSENTING Crt.APELS, 'l'reorky-Rev. Evan Davies Thomas & Williams, Ystrad Rhondda Ystrad Rho-ndda Re-,-. Roberts Timothy Thoma1 & Son (& building BA.nisT (English) :­ materials), Ystrad Rhondda Trealaw-Ministers various Treherbort-Rev. J. Rosser REGISTRARS TOBACCONISTS. Treor1!y-Rev. Daniel Davies Oll' lliRTHS 1 DEATHS AND MARRUGEI. Campion Thomas, Station st Ystrad Rhondda-Rev. T. H. Jones Registrar of Births and Deaths for the Fairbairn Thomas, Pentre 13.A.PTXBT (Welsh) :­ district of Ystradfodwg-George H. Owmpark Rev. D. C. Jones Davies, banyrallt WATCHMAKERS & J.1!1WELLERS. Pentre-Rev. David Davies T1gistrar of JYian·iages for the district Pen-y-graig Rev. Hugh Hughes of Ystmdjodwg Idris Williams, Crockett John & Co. Pentre Ton-y-pandy-Hev. J. R. Jonos Pentre Dotter Charles, Pentre Trealaw-Rev. Evans Ford John, Bute st Treherbert-Rev. Lewis Jone~ i Bute Rea~g Rooms, Bute st-Ma.rion Kinstley Rose, Ton-y-pandy Treorky- Rev. William Morris Jones, keeper Mertz Frall'i'; X. Bute st Ystrad Rhondda Vacant ; Polioe Station, Treherbert Thomas Rogers David, Treorky INDEPENDENT (English), Ton-pentre- I King, inspector Ruf Marous, Ton-y-pandy ystrad and Ton y-pandy Ministers ·Police f31ation, Pentre-Ja.mes Noo~, Stroub Constantine, Treorky various sergeant ---·- MISCELLANEOUS. bnuENDENT (Welsh): Police St&tion, Ton-y-pandy Wiillarn Da.vieaWilliam, flannel weaver, l>andy Owmdure-Rev. J. R. Richard~!! Price, sergeant Factory, 'l'on-y-pandy Llwynpia Rev. J. G. JenkinB Public Hall, Station st Waiter H. Franks Henry, leather seller, Pentre Pentre-Hev. David Evans Morgan, seoreia.ry Hallesley E. & Co. marine store deal- Pen-y-graig-Rev. Davies Public Hall, Ptmtre Elias H. Daviell, ers, Ton-pentre-ystrad [Treorky Penyrenglyn-Rev. John Bees secretary James P. S. billposter and town crier, Ton-pentre-ystrad-Rev. J". H. Jones Public Rer.ding Rooms, Treorky .­ Perry John, brick maker, Treorky Ton-y-pandy-ReT. David Thomas / Roderick Hughes, keeper Treherbert-Rev. Jones Ystracl Gas a.nd Water Oompany, Thomas James, tlannel dealer, Penry- renglyn Treorky Rev. Benja.min Davies Ystrad Rhondda F~ank JameB, Tynybedw-Rev. J. S. Edwards secretary; Enmd. S. P1ke, manager Williams Idris, assistant overseer for Ystrad Rbond.da- Vacant -· , . . the parish of Ystradiodwg, Pentre METHODIST (Calvinistic):- CONVEYANCE1 RY RAILWAY, Williama Margaret, straw bonnet Ton-pentre ystrad-Rev. W. JoneS J ON THE RHONDD ... T..lLLEY LINE 01' TB:& maker, Station st [orky Cwmpark and Pen-y-graig Minis- . TA:rJ' VALK RAILWAY eo. Williams William, photographer, Tre- tera various \ Statw;r-, TBEHERBliiRr Wm. Thomas, METHODIST (Primitive) : , st~twn master and go~ds ma~ager PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OFF10.1!1S, &c. Llwynpia, Pentre, and Ystrad Rhon- Sta.twn, T:REORKY Idnil Lew1s, sta- dda-Ministers various t1~n master and goo~s.man~er PLACES OF WORSHIP TI·eherbert Rev. William Jones , Statw:", PANDY Wilhatn Ewha.rds, AND THEIR MINISTERS. METHODIST CWesleyan) CHAPELS: st~twn master D . OHURCIIEB OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. Ton-y-pandy, Treherbert, & Ystrad Statwr:, LLWYN.PIA amd Howel!JJ, ST. Dnonwa's, Ystrad Rhondda-Rev. Rhondda-Ministcrs various I st~twn master and goods mana~er William Lewis, vicar Treorky-Rev. William Bairstow Btatwn_, YsTR~ RnoNDDA-DaVId T. Sr. ANDI\Ew's (Chapel of Ease}, Llwyn­ / Jenlnn, l!ltatwn master and good.l pia-Rev. William Lewi!'J manager WHITOHUROH, WITH THE PARISHES AND VILLAGES OF LISVANE, LLANISHEN, PENTYRCH, TONGWYNLA.IS, T.AFF'S WELL, AND WALNUT TREE BRIDGE.

WHITCHUBCH is a parish and pleasant village in the proportions. The castle, which is not very ntensive, WAll hnnnred of Caerphilly, county of , situated in built by the Britons to repel the Norman invaders, and the beautiful vale of the Taff, und intersected by the high was long held by Ivor Bach, who gallantly headed the road from Cardiff to Mertb.)T. It is about 3 miles from natives of Glamorgan against Fizhamon and the Norman Cardiff, its post town, and 5 from Caerphilly, in the Oar- settlers. The Normans afterwards became masters of it, diff union and county court district. The iron and tin- and considerably enlarged, if not entirely rebuilt it. There plate works of the Messrs. Thomas William Booker & Co. iE a chapel of eaHe, and chapels for the Calvinists, Eaptista, Limited, are at MELIN GRIFFITH, in this parish, also at and Independents in the village, also a National sohool. PENTYRCH, and employ a great number of hands. The Population returned with the parish. Taff Vale Railway passes through the parish, and has a The following parishes, &c. are all in Cardiff postal dis.. station (Llanda:ff) about half-a-mile from the village. The trict, poor law union, and county court district:- parish church is a plain low edifice, without tower. The LisvAN1!l is a parish and district in the hundred of Kib­ living is a vicarage, in the gift of the Bishop of the diocese. bor, about 5 miles from Cardiff and 3 from Whitchuroh. There are also placils of worship for Baptists, Independ- The soil is chiefly owned by Mrs. Vaughan and others.! dents, Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists, ann a National Colonel 'l'ynte, ;r .P. and Lord 'l'redegar. The Carditl school. Population in 1861, 2,274, and in 1871, 2,72~. waterworks reservoir is in this parish, measuring about 30 ToNGWYNLAIS is a considerable village, mostly in the acres in extent. The Rhymney railway intersects the above parish, and partly in that of Eglwysilan, about 5 parish. The living of the parish church is a vicarage, in miles from Cardiff, and half-a-mila from the l"&ilwsy s\atioa the patmnage of Lord Windsor and Charles K. K. T.vnte, at WALNUT TREE BRIDGE. Cas tell Coch, or the Red Ca1tle, Esq. 1.r. alternately. There is also a. chapel for Baptisw. is seated on a considerable eminence, near the village, em- Population in 1861, 226, in 1871, 242. bosomed in trees, and commanding a fine view of_ the Taff LLANISHEN is a pari~:.h and village in the hundred of vale and the Bristol channel. It is now being entirely re- Kibbor. It is about 4 miles from Cardiff, and the same ~tor ed by the MariJ.uiB of Bute to as near as possible its former from Ca.erphilly. l'he Rbymoey r&il wa.y pWJses through 1 n. 381