Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, Wales Genealogy

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A guide to genealogy in Abergwili, with information on where to find birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records; census records; wills; cemeteries; maps; etc.

Abergwili is a village, community and ecclesiastical parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Carmarthenshire and, between 1974 and 1996 in the County of Dyfed. In 1996 it became part of the modern county of Carmarthenshire.

History
In 1844: "ABERGUILLY (ABER-GWILI), a parish, in the union of CARMARTHEN, higher division of the hundred of ELVET ... 2 miles (E. by N.) from Carmarthen, on the road to Llandilo-Vawr; containing 2366 inhabitants. ... The village is pleasantly situated, and the meadows in the neighbourhood are watered by the rivers Towy and Guilly, over which last is a neat substantial stone bridge of three arches. The parish abounds with roofing slate of excellent quality, of which there are two quarries at present open, affording employment toabout fifty persons ... The living is a discharged vicarage ... The church, dedicated to St Maurice, and situated near the bank of the Towy, was made collegiate by Dr Beck, Bishop of St David's, in 1287, for twenty-two prebendaries, four priests, four choristers, and two clerks. ... The church is a neat plain building, consisting of two aisles, without either tower or steeple ... At Llanvihangel-uwch-Guilly is a chapel, formerly a chapel of ease ... There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, and Methodists..."

For more information on Abergwili see:


 * Abergwili at Genuki.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Abergwili at Vision of Britain.