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The ParishThe parish of Botwnnog lies in the southwest of Caernarvonshire at the southern end of the Lleyn Peninsula. Botwnnog is a compact village which lies about 8 miles southwest of the seaside resort of Pwllheli. Botwnnog sits on the B4413 road which connects Llanbedrog with Aberdaron. Botwnnog lies in a flat plain at the foot of Carn Fadryn and would have largely earned its living from pastoral farming on the river meadows. The Afon Soch river drains the parish running eastwards to meet the Irish Sea at Abersoch. Botwnnog is sited at around 20 metres above the sea although the village streets rise steeply towards the north and Carn Fadryn, about 3 miles to the north, tops out at 371 metres. Botwnnog held some reputation for its endowed grammar school which is probably the most notable feature of this relatively small village. Botwnnog parish, by the standards of the county, was tiny, it covered barely 500 acres yet supported a population of just under 200 parishioners. Like most of Wales Botwnnog is not mentioned in Domesday Book as this area was not covered in that survey. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 18th August 1754 - 9th November 1784 | Gwynedd Archives - Caernarvon - Reference - XPE/59/12 | Plain unruled book a continuation of the extant composite register | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | Whils tthe clerical writing was acceptable entries were scattered through and amongst baptisms and burials leading to a possibility of acceidental omission |
2 | 18th November 1785 - 1st March 1792 | Gwynedd Archives - Caernarvon - Reference - XPE/59/13 | Plain unruled book a further composite register | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | Whils tthe clerical writing was acceptable entries were scattered through and amongst baptisms and burials leading to a possibility of acceidental omission |
3 | 20th October 1792 - 5th July 1811 | Gwynedd Archives - Caernarvon - Reference - XPE/59/14 | Plain unruled book a further composite register | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | Whils tthe clerical writing was acceptable entries were scattered through and amongst baptisms and burials leading to a possibility of acceidental omission |
4 | 14th January 1815 - 12th May 1837 | Gwynedd Archives - Caernarvon - Reference - XPE/59/15 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Meyllteyrn
St Peter ad Vincula
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Llaniestyn
St Iestyn
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Llaniestyn
St Iestyn
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Meyllteyrn
St Peter ad Vincula
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Llaniestyn
St Iestyn
Llangian St Cian |
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Llandygwnning
St Gwyninin
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Llandygwnning
St Gwyninin
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Llangian
St Cian
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