Henllan Arngoed, Carmarthenshire

Historical Description

Henllan Amgoed, a hamlet and a parish in Carmarthenshire. The hamlet lies on a branch of the river Taff, adjacent to Pembrokeshire, 3 miles N by W of Whitland station on the G.W.R., and 6½ NE of Narbeth. The parish includes also the chapelry of Eglwysfair-a-Churig, and its post town is Whitland (R.S.O.) Area of Henllan Amgoed, 1044 acres; population, 116. The living is a rectory, united with the perpetual curacy of Eglwysfair-a-Churig, in the diocese of St David's; gross value, £160. The church is good.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

For births, marriages, and deaths in Henllan Arngoed from 1837 to 1935 you should search for the Narberth Registration District.

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Henllan Arngoed 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