Llanharan, Glamorgan
Historical Description
Llanharan, a village and a parish in Glamorgan. The village stands on the river Eweuny, 3 miles WNW of Llan-trissant station on the G.W.R., and 8 NE of Bridgend. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Ponty-clun (R.S.O.) The parish comprises 3644 acres; population, 607. One mile NE of the village is a mineral spring. Llanharan House is a chief residence. Coal, limestone, iron, and lead are found. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Llanilid, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church was rebuilt in 1866.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Registration district | Bridgend | 1837 - 1970 |
Registration district | Mid Glamorgan | 1970 - 1974 |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with the National Library of Wales and the Welsh County Archivists Group, have the following parish records online for Llanharan:
Parish | Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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Llanharan | 1615-1907 | 1754-1835 | 1773-1980 |
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llanharan from 1837 to 1970 you should search for the Bridgend Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llanharan from 1970 to 1974 you should search for the Mid Glamorgan Registration District.
Maps
Online maps of Llanharan 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: