Llandre, Ceredigion, Wales Genealogy

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A guide to genealogy in Llandre or Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, with information on where to find birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records; census records; wills; cemeteries; maps; etc. Llandre, formerly know as Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, is a village and ecclesiastical parish in Ceredigion, Wales.

Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Cardiganshire and, between 1974 and 1996 in the County of Dyfed. In 1996 it became part of the modern county of Ceredigion.

History
In 1833: "LLANVIHANGEL GENEU'R GLYN (LLAN-VI-HANGEL-GENAU-Y-GLYN), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of GENEU'R GLYN, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 5 miles (N.E.) from Aberystwith, comprising the townships of Ceulan and Maesmawr, Cyvoeth y Brenhin, Cynnullmawr, Hênllys ,Scybor y Coed, and Tîrmynych, each of which supports its own poor, and containing 3576 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the shore of St.George's channel, is of considerable extent, and is watered by the rivers Lery, Ceulan, Maesmawr, Llyvnant, and Dyvi: the greater part of it is hilly, but that portion which is near the coast is rather flat...." [From Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833]

For more information see Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn at Genuki

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn at Vision of Britain