Llanafan, Cardiganshire, Wales Genealogy

Guide to Llanafan, Cardiganshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: civil registration, census records, and parish register transcripts.

History
Llanafan is a village and ecclesiastical parish in Ceredigion, Wales.

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

LLANAVAN (LLAN-AVAN), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of ILAR, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 8 miles (S.E.) from Aberystwith. This parish, which derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Avan, is pleasantly situated on the river Ystwith, which at this place forms a fine bold curve, and is enriched on both its banks with pleasingly varied and highly picturesque scenery: a neat modern stone bridge has been erected over this river. Within the parish is Cross Wood, the seat of the Earl of Lisburne. There is a place of worship for Calvinistic Methodists, with a Sunday school held in it.

For more information see Llanafan at Genuki.

Parish Chest
Vestry minutes (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].

Church warden accounts (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].

Tithe Records
The tithe agreement date for Llanafan was DATE.

Nonconformist Chapel Records
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Civil Registration
The Civil Registration District for Llanafan is DATESANDNAMESCIVREG.

Poor Law Unions
Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records page for more information.