Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire

Historical Description

Llandyfeisant, a parish in Carmarthenshire, on the river Towy, half a mile W of Llandilo. Post town, Llandilo (R.S.O.) Area, 970 acres; population of the civil parish, 125; of the ecclesiastical, 182. The parish has a council of five members. A spring, called Nant-y-Rhibo, ebbs and flows twice a day. Roman coins have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; gross value, £63. Patron, Lord Dynevor. The church is said to occupy the site of a Roman temple, and is situated in Dynevor Park, and was restored in 1877.

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 Llandyfeisant from 1837 to 1935 you should search for the Llandilofawr Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llandyfeisant from 1935 to 1974 you should search for the Carmarthen Registration District.

Land and Property

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

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