Llanzhangel Yng Ngwynfa, Montgomeryshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Llanzhangel Yng Ngwynfa. You may be able to find further references to Llanzhangel Yng Ngwynfa in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
LLANFIHANGEL, or LLANFIHANGEL-YN-GWYMNFA a parish Imperial
Llanfihangel (or Llanfihangel-yn-Gwynfa) parish and village Bartholomew
Llanfihangel-yn-Gwynfa ecclesiastical district Bartholomew

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Llanzhangel Yng Ngwynfa.

Place Type of entry Source
CEFNDEISIOG a township Imperial
Cetndeisiog hamlet Bartholomew
Cydwnfa hamlet Bartholomew
CYDWNFA a township Imperial
Dolwar hamlet Bartholomew
DOLWAR a township Imperial
Fachwen hamlet Bartholomew
FACHWEN a township-chapelry Imperial
Farchwell hamlet Bartholomew
FARCHWELL a township Imperial
Fynnonarthur hamlet Bartholomew
FYNNONARTHUR a township Imperial
Garthucha hamlet Bartholomew
GARTHUCHA a township Imperial
Half en hamlet Bartholomew
HALFEN a township Imperial
LLAETHBWLCH a township Imperial
NANT-Y-CANDY a township Imperial
RHIEWLAS a township Imperial

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

This website includes two large libraries, of historical travel writing and of entries from nineteenth century gazetteers describing places. We have text from these sources available for these places near your location:

Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Llwydiarth 0 2
Dolwar 0 2
Halfen 0 1
Dolanog 0 2
Llaethbwlch 0 1
Cyffin 0 2
Abermarchnant 0 2
Cynhinfa 0 2
Pont Robert 0 2
Garthbwlch 0 2
Nanthalan 0 1
Cowny 0 2
Bodran 0 2
Teirtref 0 1
Llanfyllin 13 3
Fedw 0 2
Globwll 0 2
Llangynyw 0 2
Cornorion 0 2
Hirnant 0 3

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Llanzhangel Yng Ngwynfa. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
LLANFIHANGEL John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
LLANFIHANGEL OR LLANFIHANGEL YN GWYMNFA John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
LLANFIHANGEL OR LLANFIHANGEL YN GWYNFA John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
LLANFIHANGEL YN GWYMNFA John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
LLANFIHANGEL YN GWYNFA John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).

NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:

  • The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry.
  • Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
  • References by travel writers to the place using its "normal" name are not included. Descriptive gazetteer entries are included only if the name does not appear anywhere else.