Marros, Carmarthenshire, Wales Genealogy

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

Marros is a village and ecclesiastical parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is in the community of Eglwys Gymyn.

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
MARROS, a parish, in the union of NARBERTH, lower division of the hundred of DERLLYS, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 7 miles (W. by S.) from Laugharne. This parish is situated at the south-western extremity of the county, bordering on the county of Pembroke, and bounded on the south by the shore of Carmarthen bay; the surface is wild and broken, and considerable portions of the land are barren and uncultivated. Marros mountain comprises a large tract of stony sterile ground, and the whole district presents a rugged and dreary aspect. Iron-stone and coal are thought to abound here, but no works have yet been established for procuring these minerals. The coast is composed of a fine sandy beach, a few miles in length, and well-adapted for sea-bathing from the shallowness of the water for a considerable distance from the shore. There are several neat and respectable residences scattered over the lower part of the parish. The church, dedicated to St. Laurence, is not distinguished by any architectiural details.

For more information on Marros see Marros at Genuki.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Marros at Vision of Britain.