Welsh Journals

as this is on Browne Willis's Parochiale Anglicanum (1733) where the name of the church appears as Llanweynour. The logic of this attribution is unclear unless it is an attempt to establish some relationship with Llangynnwr (Llangunnor) Carms., and Egerton Phillimore compares it with Llanwnnwr in the parish of Llanwnda, Pembs. (OPemb. 2, 357), whilst attempts have also been made to locate the lann conuur or cella conguri of Lib. Land. 144-5 in the area of Llanyrnewydd because it is apparently linked with lann pencreic, thought to be connected with a place called Pen-y-graig not far removed from the site of Llanyrnewydd church (OPemb. 4, 399-400, and William Rees's map SWB, S.W. Sheet: the context of the Lib. Land. forms strongly suggests the location of lann conuur to be in the vicinity of Bishopston, well to the south, and lann pencreic appears to be a separate location (Wendy Davies, Llandaff Charters (1979) 97-8, 189). The tithe schedule and map of Llanrhidian Higher (1847) nevertheless confirms the existence of three fields of pasture called Pen-y-Graig at approx. SS 555 945, and a farm of that name stands adjacent, located on the 1884 OS 6" map at SS 5550 9462, not more than half a mile directly south-east of the church of Llanyrnewydd). However that may be, the collected forms of the name listed below (up to the end of the eighteenth century) do not suggest the necessity of seeking a lenited personal-name in g- as the second element of the name, no more than in any number of names such as Llanelli, Llanedern, Llanegwad etc. Lanyynewis 1499 PM 4(ii), 114; Cart 5, 1270. ininewyr c. 1566 RWM 1(2), 919 (NLW Peniarth MS 147). Llangnewyr 1584 NLW Peniarth MS 120, f. 493; Paroch. iii, 144. Llanynewer 1587 NLW Maybery 4232. the Chapel Kae-y-newyn 1598-1602 Gower Surveys 159. Llannyenwere 1610 Speede (map). Lanridian o. Langwire 1666 NLW Hensol 403. Llanynewir Chappell 1677 Chalice (Arch. Camb. 1920, 313). Llanrhidian alias Langywire 1679 PM 4(ii), 190. Lanridian alias Landygwire 1682 PM 4(ii), 196. Llan y newer chap 1697 Trans. Cymm. 1965 (i), 101. Lanriddian al. Landygwire 1705 PM 4(ii), 275. Landimore al. Llandigwire 1706 PM 4(ii), 276. Llanweynour 1733 Par. Ang. Llanynewn Chapel 1741-2 Welch Piety (GCH 4, 461). Llan y new yr, Llanynewir or Cwm-y-nant 1764 Powell Survey (GRO D/D MG 13). Llanrhidian Chapel 1799 Yates (map).