On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:05:04 +0100, Roland Purnell <rnpurnell@yahoo.com> wrote: > Recent posts concerning Eglwysilan have caught my eye. Last year I > found my 2nd great grandfather, GEORGE NEWMAN, aged 64, in this village > on the 1891 Census. He is the innkeeper of the Castell Coch Inn, along > with his (second) wife, Louiza. On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:20:59 +0100, David <david.bolton83@talktalk.net> wrote: > As far as I know 'The Rose and Crown' is/was the only PH in the actual > village (it certainly was when I visited there many years ago in a > professional capacity) Hi Roland, David and Listers, I've been to Eglwysilan this evening, visiting family graves at the parish church. However, Eglwysilan isn't a village. There are two houses near the church and the Rose and Crown is still next to the church, but that's it. The church stands on the ridge between Abertridwr in the Aber Valley and Rhydyfelin in the Taff Valley. Information about the parish of Eglwysilan is here: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Eglwysilan/ Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah The Glamorganshire Canal www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com