Dafen, Carmarthenshire

Historical Description

Dafen, an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1879 from Llanelly parish, Carmarthenshire, 2 miles SE of Llanelly. It has a post and money order office under Llanelly; telegraph office, Llanelly. Population, 4194. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; net value, £200 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church was built in 1874. There is a Baptist chapel.

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Carmarthenshire is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Dafen are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online:

• South Wales Daily News
• The Cardiff Times
• Western Mail
• Carmarthen Weekly Reporter