Whitland Parish Council Records

Scope and Content

Records of the Whitland Parish Council, Carmarthenshire, 1844-1974, including Llangan vestry book 1844 - 1896; minutes, 1896-1936; correspondence, 1933-1974; financial material, [c. 1926]-1969; records relating to elections, 1931-1970; maps and plans, [1930]-[1971].

Administrative / Biographical History

Parish councils were established by the Local Government Act 1894; previously, parish vestry meetings had dealt with ecclesiatical and secular matters. Community councils replaced parish councils under local government reorganization in 1974.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following: minutes; correspondence; financial; elections; maps and plans; printed material; and miscellaneous.

Access Information

Ar Agor / Open

Dim cyfyngiadau / No Restrictions

Acquisition Information

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Note

Acc No: 5181.

Other Finding Aids

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen / Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Carmarthenshire Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Carmarthenshire Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Cyflwr da / Good condition

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Annette Strauch for Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives using the following source: The following sources were used in the compilation of the description:Carmarthenshire Archives Service, Catalogue of Whitland Parish Council Records.

Appraisal Information

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi eu cadw / All records which meet the collection policy of the Carmarthenshire Archives have been retained

Custodial History

Deposited by the Clerk to the Community Council, Whitland, in 1977.

Accruals

Mae croniadau yn bosibl / Accruals are possible