Llangar, Merionethshire
Historical Description
Llangar, a township and a parish in Merionethshire. The township lies on the river Dee, at the influx of the Alwen, 1½ mile SW of Corwen. Post town, Corwen. Acreage, 6955; population, 633. Much of the land is waste. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Cynwyd, in the diocese of St Asaph; net value, £190 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of St Asaph.
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 Llangar from 1837 to 1935 you should search for the Corwen Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llangar 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: