The Parish of Llanarthney

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 16552C.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004437699
  • Dates of Creation
    • [1938]
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English, one note in Welsh.
  • Physical Description
    • 21 ff. (text mostly on rectos) ; 245 x 200 mm.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

An incomplete manuscript draft, [1938], by the Rev. John Jenkins, Vicar of Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire (1908-1934), of his book Llanarthney: The Parish, its People and Places (Carmarthen, 1939).
The manuscript consists of drafts of the Introduction and Chapters I-V (ff. 1-17), Chapter VIII (ff. 17-21) and the beginning of Chapter IX (f. 21), mainly concerning the Parish Church, the village and Sir William Paxton. The text is written on the rectos with corrections and additions supplied on those pages or on the versos opposite.

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Acquisition Information

Dr Iorwerth Hughes Jones; Swansea; Donation; January 1952

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 16552C.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Covers missing.

Archivist's Note

September 2006 and January 2015.

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans, and revised by Rhys Morgan Jones.

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Additional Information

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