A petition, [June] 1844, from the landowners, tithe payers and parishioners of the parish of Byshopston [Bishopston], Glamorgan, to [Edward Copleston], Bishop of Llandaff, asking him to intervene in their dispute with the Tithe Commissioners concerning a compulsory award of tithe rent charge in the parish, thought by the petitioners to be excessively high. The petition is signed by eleven parishioners.
The Bishop of Llandaff was the patron of the living of Bishopston and also held the ecclesiastical manor of Bishopston.
Tithe petition to the Bishop of Llandaff
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 24045F, ff. 11-12.
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls006927018
- Dates of Creation
- 1844
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English English.
- Physical Description
- 2 ff.
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Acquisition Information
Mr A. Heath; Bristol; Purchase; October 2015; 6927018.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 24045F, ff. 11-12.
Title based on contents.
Endorsed 'Petition from Parishioners of Bishopston, Glamorganshir[e]. Rec[eive]d June 18, 1844.' (f. 12 verso).
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Small tear to f. 12, repaired at NLW, 2016.
Additional Information
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