Bayvil, Pembrokeshire
Historical Description
Bayvil, a parish in Pembrokeshire, on the river Nevern, 3½ miles ENE of Newport, and 6½ SW of Cardigan. Post town, Velindre. Acreage, 1351; population, 83. The living is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Nevern, in the diocese of St Davids; gross value, £103. Patron, the Lord Chancellor.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Pembrokeshire | |
| Archdeaconry | Cardigan | |
| County Court district | Cardigan | |
| Diocese | St. Davids | |
| Hundred | Kemes | |
| Petty-Sessional Division | Kemes | |
| Poor Law union | Cardigan | |
| Registration district | Cardigan | 1837 - 1935 |
| Registration district | Narberth | 1936 - 1973 |
| Registration district | Haverfordwest | 1973 - 1974 |
| Rural Deanery | Kemes |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The register dates from the year 1813.
Churches
Church of England
St. Andrew (parish church)
The church of St. Andrew is a plain building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a belfry containing one bell: there are 130 sittings.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Bayvil from 1837 to 1935 you should search for the Cardigan Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Bayvil from 1936 to 1973 you should search for the Narberth Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Bayvil from 1973 to 1974 you should search for the Haverfordwest Registration District.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Bayvil from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Pembrokeshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online: