Cylchgronau Cymru

THE STORY OF THE ANCIENT CHURCHES OF LLANDOVERY.1 By THE REVEREND GRUFFYDD EVANS, B.D., Vicar of Kidicelly, Carmarthenshire. INTRODUCTION. CONTENTS. I.-THE STORY AS HANDED DOWN BY PLACE-NAMES AND TRADITIONS. (i) Llandovery, Llandingat, Llangynfab, Llanfair-ar-y-bryn. (ii) Appendiees-The extension of the Old Borough the position of the burgages in the Borough; the demesne lands "around the Castle and Town"; the vagaries of the Tywi; the roads of Llandovery-Roman, Mediaeval, and Modern suggestive place-names in Llandingat and Llan- fair-ar-y-bryn. II.—THE STORY WRIT IN STONE. (i) The Topographical Writers—Leiand to Borrow. (ii) Description of the Churches­Glynne's Notes, Watkin's Notes, Caroe's Reports, Vestry Books. (iii) Appendiees-The Rectory of Llandingat (the Gwynnes and Vicar Pri chard) Vicars of Llandingat the Vicarage (Roman Remains); Gwynniaid Glanbran; the Powells of Ystradwalter Rees Prichard of Neuadd Newydd Rees Prichard, gent., Llwynybrain contemporaries of Vicar Priehard-Rate Roll and Indentures the Churchwardens of Ystrad Mynis (1685-1706); Mural Tablets in Llandingat and Llanfair-ar-y-bryn. III.-­THE STORY WRIT ON PARCHMENT INTERWOVEN WITH THE STORY WRIT IN STONE. (i) Period of Early Norman Invasion and Settlement-Fitzpons and the Cliffords. 1 Read (in part) before the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, at 20, Hanover Square, on Friday, May 3rd, 1912. Chairman, John Hinds, Esq., M.P. for West Carmarthenshire.