Llangollen Rural, Wrexham, Wales Genealogy

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Llangollen Rural is a community in the County Borough of Wrexham in Wales. Created in 1974, it comprises the villages of Trefor, Garth and Froncysyllte. Following the abolition of the county of Clwyd in 1996, Llangollen Rural became part of the newly-formed county of Denbighshire. However, in 1998, following a local referendum, the community was transferred into the neighbouring County Borough of Wrexham.

History
The community contains the ancient Llangollen townships of Trefor Isaf, on the northern bank of the River Dee, and Cysyllte on its southern bank. In 1805, the two townships were connected by the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct.

Trefor was a chapelry in the parish of Llangollen and private chapel was built at Trevor Hall in 1742.

St. David's church was built in Froncysyllte in 1871, as a combined school and chapel of ease in the parish of Llangollen. However, the village of Froncysyllte was transferred to the parish of Chirk in 1987.

Civil Records
Births, marriages and deaths in Llangollen Rural are recorded in the GRO indexes as:

Church Records
See Llangollen

Census Records
The parish of Llangollen formed part of the Corwen Registrar's District.

Poor Law Union Records
See Llangollen

Cemeteries

 * St David's Church, Froncysyllte
 * Bryn Hyfryd Cemetery, Garth
 * Noddfa Cemetery, Garth

The Memorial Inscriptions for Bryn Hyfryd and Noddfa cemeteries have been transcribed and published by the Clwyd Family History Society

Websites

 * Ordnance Survey map of Llangollen Rural
 * Garth Trefor War Memorial at Clwyd FHS
 * Trefor Church at CPAT.