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From: "P James" <>
Subject: Rhydwilym Baptists
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:30:43 +0100

Hello Bob

Here is the info available on Rhydwilym Baptist Chapel, Llandisilio West:

A. Cause Began
Mr William Jones was the first to be baptized here. There is a tradition which
saya he went all the wat to Olchon Church. Hereford or Abergavenny,
Monmouthshire some time between 1660. When he was turned out of his living at
Cilymaenllwyd, and 1667 when Rhydwilym was embodied as a regular Church. He
returned to this area where he established the cause; Embodied 1667

B. Chapels
1701; enlarged 1763. By 1840 another Chapel had nor been built.

C. Location
near Rhydwilym, Llandysilio Parish

D. Branch of
An early cause. It was the mother church of all the Baptist Chapels in
Pembrokeshire, Western Carmarthenshire and most of Cardiganshire.

E. Period of Growth
1668, 33 members, 1689, 113 from 38 parishes in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire &
Cardiganshire, 1840-400 members.

F. Records Available
1. church registers, 1667-1823. NLW Ms127(GS105102)
2. transcript of register, NLW Ms4558D

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Llandisilio Parish

Half the Parish is in the County of Pembrokeshire and the other half in
Carmarthenshire, Most of the village of Llandisilio is in Pembrokeshire only a
very small part is in Carmarthenshire.
The Parish Registers of Llandisilio Church are kept in Carmarthenshire Record
Office.

The County Boundary follows the 'Afon Glandy' river north of Llandissilio then
Joins the 'Eastern Cleddau' river just north of Llangolman village, it would
have been logical for the County boundary to continue to follow the 'Cleddau',
but it then goes Est to follow the 'Afon Rhyd y Bil' river as far as Portis Farm
then follows the line of the 'Afon Rhydybennau' through the Southern most part
of Llandissilio south of the Church there appears to be a stream rather than a
river which takes the boundary West again to the'Eastern Cleddau once more.
It would have been more logical for the boundary to follow the Cleddau all the
while rather than detour around Llandissilio, it seems that Carmarthenshire
didn't want Llandissilio and Pembrokeshire Claimed Llandissilio, I assume there
must be some reason, probably feudal/manorial claims many years ago.

Hope this is helpful.

Regards
Richard James

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