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Llanelli History
Below is a timeline
of Llanelli History. Llanelli translated in english is Church of St.
Elli.
Article created with help from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Llanelli_history
1600s
1682 - Creation of Llanelly Church
1683 - Start of parish records
1700s
1761 - Oldest Map
of Llanelli Created - Machynys is an island
1772 - John Wesley - Early Leader in the Methodist movement visits
1779- Wesley visits again
1780 - Capel Als established
1785 - Gelli on Calvinist methodist church established
1791 - Blast Furnace set up in cymddyche
1795 - Alexander Raby begins to operate mining and melting of metal
ores.
1795 - Population recorded less than 500.
1800s
1801 - Llanellis first Census - population 2,972.
1802 - Establishment of foundry and engineering works by Waddle in New
Dock.
1805 - Llanelly's copper works established by Daniel and Co.
1809 - Llanelly hit by floods
1809 - Establishment of Capel Newydd
1810- Erw Fawr Coal pit founded by General Ward.
1813 - Box coal pit opened
1822 - Sion Chapel Founded
1823 - Part of Parish church is built
1828 - Six bells put in the tower of parish church
1828 - Upper and lower markets opened
1828 - Wesleyan church built
1829 - Construction of Hall Street and New Street begin.
1829- Railway allowed between St Davids and Machynys.
1829 - R.J. Nevill buys all coal pits belonging to General Ward.
1830 - Cambrian copper works opened
1831 - Population recorded at 7,646
1832- Seventeen persons die in Llanelly after the town is hit by cholera.
1835 - New Dock opened in Llanelly, the gas company is formed and the
local industrialist Alexander Raby dies
1839 - Swansea Road Workhouse opened
1840 - Llanelly pottery established
1872 - Creation of Llanelli RFC
1879 - Stradey Park opens
1895 - First time for Llanelly to host the National Eisteddfod of Wales
1900s
1903 - Llanelli Hosts the National Eisteddfod for the second time
1930 - Llanelli Hosts the National Eisteddfod
1962 - Llanelli Hosts the National Eisteddfod
1972 - 31st October. The day that the pubs ran dry! Touring All Blacks
defeated 9-3 by Llanelli RFC. A crowd of 26,000 attends Stradey Park.
Pubs throughout Llanelly ran dry after fans celebrated. Max Boyce has
even wrote a song about this day!
2000s
2000 - Llanelli
Hosts the National Eisteddfod
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