Dear Jean, Based on Sylvia Birch's excellent detective work, I've been able to locate "Llan-merch-Ann" at co-ordinates 204300,235000 on the highly detailed 1:10,560-scale Ordnance Survey map, published in 1891 and accessible on the Old Maps website. "Llan-merch-ann" is about 2½ miles SSW of Newport (PEM) in the parish of Llanychlwydog. The Old Maps website is at http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ On the main page, select the "Co-ordinates" option in the search facility (near top left of the page). In the search field enter the co-ordinates 204300,235000 (without any spaces) and click the Search button. When the small map appears, click on the "Enlarged view" button below the map. A highly detailed large map of the area will open in a new window, centred on Llan-merch-ann. You can save the enlarged view map to your hard disc by clicking on the map with your right mouse button and selecting the "Save Picture As..." option in the menu which appears. Note that the first line of Sylvia's transcription from B. G. Charles's "Place Names of Pembrokeshire", should probably commence: "A see in the barony of Cemais....." rather than, "A fee in the barony of Cemais....". Kind regards, John ---------------------------- John Ball, Ystalyfera, South Wales, UK E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://home.clara.net/wfha/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "S Birch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 3:05 PM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Llanfarchan Hi Jean Taken from B G Charles Place Names of Pembrokeshire Llanmerchan/Llanmarchan A fee in the barony of Cemais which takes its name from a lost river name Marchan, the stream which now forms the boundary between the Parishes of Llanychllwydog and Newport in Cwm Collen. It means the Valley of Marchan. The substitution for (Llan, church )for Nant often occurs, in this case perhaps helped by the fact that here apparently was once a chapel or llan called Capel Llanmerchan, probably the capella connected with Llanychllwydog in 1291 Tax. Hope this helps Sylvia ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== Pembrokeshire Archives email [email protected] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.600 / Virus Database: 381 - Release Date: 28/02/2004

What a real delight it is for me as list admin to see the combined list effort moving us from 'never heard of it' to 'here it is' with exact map co-ordinates ! Gareth List administrator for DYFED, CGN & PEM Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html . ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ball" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Llanfarchan Dear Jean, Based on Sylvia Birch's excellent detective work, I've been able to locate "Llan-merch-Ann" at co-ordinates 204300,235000 on the highly detailed 1:10,560-scale Ordnance Survey map, published in 1891 and accessible on the Old Maps website. "Llan-merch-ann" is about 2½ miles SSW of Newport (PEM) in the parish of Llanychlwydog. The Old Maps website is at http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ On the main page, select the "Co-ordinates" option in the search facility (near top left of the page). In the search field enter the co-ordinates 204300,235000 (without any spaces) and click the Search button. When the small map appears, click on the "Enlarged view" button below the map. A highly detailed large map of the area will open in a new window, centred on Llan-merch-ann. You can save the enlarged view map to your hard disc by clicking on the map with your right mouse button and selecting the "Save Picture As..." option in the menu which appears. Note that the first line of Sylvia's transcription from B. G. Charles's "Place Names of Pembrokeshire", should probably commence: "A see in the barony of Cemais....." rather than, "A fee in the barony of Cemais....". Kind regards, John ---------------------------- John Ball, Ystalyfera, South Wales, UK E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://home.clara.net/wfha/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "S Birch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 3:05 PM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Llanfarchan Hi Jean Taken from B G Charles Place Names of Pembrokeshire Llanmerchan/Llanmarchan A fee in the barony of Cemais which takes its name from a lost river name Marchan, the stream which now forms the boundary between the Parishes of Llanychllwydog and Newport in Cwm Collen. It means the Valley of Marchan. The substitution for (Llan, church )for Nant often occurs, in this case perhaps helped by the fact that here apparently was once a chapel or llan called Capel Llanmerchan, probably the capella connected with Llanychllwydog in 1291 Tax. Hope this helps Sylvia ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== Pembrokeshire Archives email [email protected] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.600 / Virus Database: 381 - Release Date: 28/02/2004 ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== National Library of Wales http://www.llgc.org.uk/