Bettws Gwerfil Goch, Merionethshire
Historical Description
Bettws-Gwerfil-Goch, a hamlet and a parish in Merionethshire. The hamlet stands near the river Alwen, 3 miles W of Gwyddelwern station on the L. & N.W.R., and 6 NW of Corwen, under which it has a post office, and at which is the money order and telegraph office. The parish comprises 2279 acres; population, 252. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St Asaph; gross value, £108 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of St Asaph. The church is Early English.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Registration district | Corwen | 1837 - 1935 |
Registration district | Merioneth East | 1935 - 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 Bettws Gwerfil Goch from 1837 to 1935 you should search for the Corwen Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Bettws Gwerfil Goch from 1935 to 1974 you should search for the Merioneth East Registration District.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Merionethshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online: