Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales Genealogy

Corwen is a small town in the district of Edeirnion in Wales. It stands on the banks of the River Dee, beneath the Berwyn mountains.

Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Merionethshire and, between 1974 and 1996 in the Clwyd. In 1974 it became part of the modern county of Denbighshire

The area is predominantly Welsh-speaking.

History
Corwen is best known for its connections with Owain Glyndŵr, the early 15th century Welsh prince who led the Welsh struggle for independence. He was proclaimed Prince of Wales in Glyndyfrdwy on the outskirts of the town and is commemorated by a statue in the town centre.

The area is highly agricultural and the town grew as a centre for cattle drovers.

Corwen was a coaching stop on the A5 road, built by Thomas Telford, from London to Holyhead and still contains a number of hotels which were used as coaching inns for the Mail coach and stagecoaches.

The railway reached Corwen in 1864 when a line from Ruthin, along the Vale of Clwyd, reached Corwen. In 1865 another railway line, of the Great Western Railway, running along the Dee valley from Ruabon, via Llangollen reached the town.

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

Tithe Records
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Nonconformist Chapel Records
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Civil Registration
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Poor Law Unions
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Websites

 * Ordnance Survey map of Corwen
 * Corwen Parish Church at Clwyd FHS
 * Corwen War Memorial at Clwyd FHS
 * Corwen Parish Church at CPAT.
 * Carrog Church at CPAT.