Llanharry, Glamorgan
Historical Description
Llanharry, a village and a parish in Glamorgan. The village lies 2g- miles SV of Llantrissant station on the G.W.R., and 4¼ N of Cowbridge, and has a station on the Taff Valley railway. It has a post office under Pontyclun (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Pontyclun. The parish comprises 1629 acres; population, 280. Coal is found, and there is a limestone and gravel quarry. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff; net value, £150 with residence. The church is dedicated to St Aran, and was rebuilt in 1868.
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 Llanharry:
Parish | Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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Llanharry | 1813-1907 | 1813-1978 |
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llanharry from 1837 to 1970 you should search for the Bridgend Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llanharry from 1970 to 1974 you should search for the Mid Glamorgan Registration District.
Maps
Online maps of Llanharry 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: