Silian, Cardiganshire
Historical Description
Silian, a parish in Cardiganshire, 2½ miles N by W of Lampeter. Post town, Lampeter (R.S.O.) Acreage, 2179; population, 268. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to Llanwnen. The church is ancient.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Registration district | Lampeter | 1837 - 1936 |
Registration district | Cardiganshire Central | 1936 - 1974 |
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 Silian from 1837 to 1936 you should search for the Lampeter Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Silian from 1936 to 1974 you should search for the Cardiganshire Central Registration District.
Land and Property
A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cardiganshire is online.
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cardiganshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Silian 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: