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Listed below are those '''ecclesiastical parishes''' which were in '''historic''' [[Merionethshire Genealogy|Merionethshire]], [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]].  
Listed below are those '''ecclesiastical parishes''' which were in '''historic''' [[Merionethshire]], [[Wales]].  


Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Merionethshire were '''abolished''', for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, 1974.  
Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Merionethshire were '''abolished''', for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, 1974.  
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{| width="60%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"
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| the modern [[County of Gwynedd, Wales Genealogy|County of Gwynedd]]  
| the modern [[County of Gwynedd]]  
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| the modern county of [[Denbighshire Genealogy|Denbighshire]]  
| the modern county of [[Denbighshire]]  
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| the modern [[County Borough of Conwy, Wales Genealogy|Conwy]]  
| the modern [[County Borough of Conwy]]  
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{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="left" class="wikitable"
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! width="35%" colspan="2" | Parish
! width="35%" colspan="2" | Place
! width="30%" | Variants  
! width="30%" | Variants  
! width="35%" | Notes
! width="35%" | Redundant variants
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| Aberdyfi
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| Formed as an EP from Towyn parish in 1844.
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| Bala
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| Formed as an ecclesiastical parish from Llanycil parish in 1855.
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| [[Beddgelert, Gwynedd|Beddgelert]]  
| [[Beddgelert, Gwynedd|Beddgelert]]  
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| The townships of Llaynllinor, Nanhwynain, and Nanmor were transferred from Merionethshire to Caernarfonshire in 1895.<ref>Richards, Melville. Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press, 1969.</ref>
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|-
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| [[Betws Gwerful Goch, Denbighshire|Betws Gwerful Goch]]  
| [[Betws Gwerful Goch, Denbighshire|Betws Gwerful Goch]]  
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| ''Bettws Gwerfil Goch''
| ''Bettws Gwerfil Goch''
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| Blaenau Ffestiniog
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|Formed as an ecclesiastical parish from Ffestiniog Parish in 1844.
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| Bont-Ddu
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| Y Bont-ddu
|Formed as an ecclesiastical parish from Llanaber parish in 1887.
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| Brithdir
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|Formerly Brithdir Isaf and Uchaf townships in Dolgellau Parish.  Formed as a parish in 1896.
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| Bryncoedifor
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|Formed as an ecclesiastical parish in 1853 from Dolgellau Parish.
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| Corris
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|Formed as a parish in 1861 from Tal-y-llyn, Merionethshire, and Llanwrin, Montgomeryshire.
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| [[Corwen, Denbighshire|Corwen]]  
| [[Corwen, Denbighshire|Corwen]]  
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| [[Dolgellau, Gwynedd|Dolgellau]]  
| [[Dolgellau, Gwynedd|Dolgellau]]  
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| ''Dolgelly''
| ''Dolgelly''
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| Fron-goch
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|The parish was formed in 1859 from Llanfor, Llandderfel and Llanycil Parishes.
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| [[Ffestiniog, Gwynedd|Ffestiniog]]  
| [[Ffestiniog, Gwynedd|Ffestiniog]]  
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| ''Festiniog''
| ''Festiniog''
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| Glyndyfrdwy
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|Ecclesiastical parish formed from Corwen parish in 1859.
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| [[Gwyddelwern, Denbighshire|Gwyddelwern]]  
| [[Gwyddelwern, Denbighshire|Gwyddelwern]]  
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| [[Llanelltyd, Gwynedd|Llanelltyd]]  
| [[Llanelltyd, Gwynedd|Llanelltyd]]  
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| Llanelltud  
| '''Llanelltud'''
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| [[Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Merionethshire, Wales Genealogy|Llanfihangel y Pennant]]  
| [[Llanfihangel y Pennant, Gwynedd|Llanfihangel y Pennant]]  
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| [[Llanfor, Gwynedd|Llanfor]]  
| [[Llanfor, Gwynedd|Llanfor]]  
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| ''Llanfawr''
| ''Llanfawr''
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| [[Llanfrothen, Gwynedd|Llanfrothen]]  
| [[Llanfrothen, Gwynedd|Llanfrothen]]  
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| [[Llangelynnin, Gwynedd|Llangelynnin]]  
| [[Llangelynnin, Gwynedd|Llangelynnin]]  
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| ''Llangelynin''
| ''Llangelynin''
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|-
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| [[Llangywer, Gwynedd|Llangywer]]  
| [[Llangywer, Gwynedd|Llangywer]]  
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| ''Llangower''
| ''Llangower''
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| [[Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy, Denbighshire|Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy]]  
| [[Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy, Denbighshire|Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy]]  
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| Glyndyfrdwy; ''Llansaintffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy''
| '''Glyndyfrdwy'''
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| ''Llansaintffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy''
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| [[Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd|Llanuwchllyn]]  
| [[Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd|Llanuwchllyn]]  
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| [[Llanycil, Gwynedd|Llanycil]]  
| [[Llanycil, Gwynedd|Llanycil]]  
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| ''Llanykil''
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| [[Llanymawddwy, Gwynedd|Llanymawddwy]]  
| [[Llanymawddwy, Gwynedd|Llanymawddwy]]  
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| Llawrybetws
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| Hengaer (Betws-y-coed)
| Formerly a township in Llandderfel Parish.  Formed as an ecclesiastical parish in 1864 from parts of Llanfor, Llandderfel, and Gwyddelwern parishes.
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| [[Maentwrog, Gwynedd|Maentwrog]]  
| [[Maentwrog, Gwynedd|Maentwrog]]  
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| Penrhyndeudraeth
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| Formed as an ecclesiastical parish in 1858 from Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Llandecwyn, and Llanfrothen parishes.
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| Rhosygwaliau
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| Ecclsiastical parish formed from Llanfor parish in 1856.
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| [[Talyllyn, Gwynedd|Talyllyn]]  
| [[Talyllyn, Gwynedd|Talyllyn]]  
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| Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn
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| [[Tywyn, Gwynedd|Tywyn]]  
| [[Tywyn, Gwynedd|Tywyn]]  
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| ''Towyn''
| ''Towyn''
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| [[Ysbyty Ifan, Conwy|Ysbyty Ifan]]  
| [[Ysbyty Ifan, Conwy|Ysbyty Ifan]]  
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[[Category:Gwynedd, Wales]] [[Category:Denbighshire, Wales]] [[Category:County Borough of Conwy, Wales]] [[Category:Parishes_of_Historic_Merionethshire]]
[[Category:County_of_Gwynedd]] [[Category:Denbighshire]] [[Category:County_Borough_of_Conwy]] [[Category:Parishes_of_Historic_Merionethshire]]

Revision as of 03:09, 24 May 2013

WalesGotoarrow.pngDenbighshireGotoarrow.pngParishes of Historic Merionethshire

Listed below are those ecclesiastical parishes which were in historic Merionethshire, Wales.

Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Merionethshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, 1974.

Today, these parishes are to be found within either:

the modern County of Gwynedd
the modern county of Denbighshire
the modern County Borough of Conwy

Click on a parish name for more information:

Place Variants Redundant variants
Beddgelert
Betws Gwerful Goch Bettws Gwerfil Goch
Corwen
Dolgellau Dolgelly
Ffestiniog Festiniog
Gwyddelwern
Llanaber
Llanbedr
Llandanwg
Llandderfel
Llanddwywe
Llandecwyn
Llandrillo
Llanegryn
Llanelltyd Llanelltud
Llanenddwyn
Llanfachreth
Llanfair
Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr
Llanfihangel y Pennant
Llanfihangel y Traethau
Llanfor Llanfawr
Llanfrothen
Llangar
Llangelynnin Llangelynin
Llangywer Llangower
Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy Glyndyfrdwy Llansaintffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy
Llanuwchllyn
Llanycil
Llanymawddwy
Maentwrog
Mallwyd
Pennal
Talyllyn
Trawsfynydd
Tywyn Towyn
Ysbyty Ifan
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