Series RC 1-20 etc. - Farm and cottage receiving rentals

The collection comprises the following: (i) Llangedwyn and Llanforda rents, comprising property in p's Oswestry, Bishop's Castle (from RC11 onwards), Shropshire, Llangedwyn, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog and Llansilin, co. Denb., Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain and Pennant, co. Mont., and Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, cos Mont. and Denb. The Llangedwyn and Llanforda rents collected between 1898 and 1910 (RC35-RC47) are not contained in the volumes described below, but rather, are contained in separate volumes (see series entitled Llangedwyn Estate Rents). In 1911 (RC48), when this collection re-appears in the volumes described below, properties in the following parishes have been added: Wrexham, Gresford, Ruabon, Holt, Llangollen, Llandysilio-yn-Iâl, Llanarmon-yn-Iâl and Llandegla, co. Denb., Bangor Is-coed, co. Flint, and Tilston, Cheshire. (ii) Wynnstay and Ruthin rents, comprising property in p's Wrexham, Llangollen, Llandysilio-yn-Iâl, Erbistock, Ruabon, Gresford, Holt, Marchwiail, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanfwrog, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanynys, Ruthin and Llanhychan, co. Denb., and Bangor Is-coed and Overton, co. Flint. Contained with this collection are details of Mrs Strangeways and Mrs Jane Hughes's charities, consisting of rent charges issuing out of lands in p's Carno and Llanwnnog (RC18-RC50), co. Mont., and t. Knolton [p. Overton], co. Flint (RC18 onwards); also included are details concerning interest on road bonds for the second (RC18-RC23) and fourth division (RC18-RC27) of Montgomeryshire roads, and the Dolgellau, Mawddwy and Towyn Turnpike Trust (RC18-RC22). Property in p. Llandegla, co. Denb., contained from RC22 to RC34. Property in p's Llandysilio-yn-Iâl, Llanarmon-yn-Iâl and Holt are omitted from RC34 onwards (transferred to the Llangedwyn Estate Rents). Details of the rent on 20 St James' Square, London, contained from RC43 onwards. From RC46 onwards, the Wynnstay rental is arranged as follows, with the following places named as parishes: Ruabon, Cefn, Pen-y-cae, Erbistock, Eyton, Royton, Marchwiail, Abenbury-fawr, Esclusham, Erddig (omitted after RC52), Llai, Gwersyllt, Llangollen, Ruthin (omitted after RC48), Llanynys (omitted after RC48), Llanhychan (omitted after RC47), Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd (omitted after RC47), Llanfwrog (omitted after RC48) and Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, co. Denb., Erbistock and Overton, co. Flint, and London (20 St James' Square). (Iii) Llwydiarth rents, comprising property in p's Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llanfyllin, Hirnant, Pennant, Llanwddyn, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, Llangadfan, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanerfyl and Garthbeibio, co. Mont. Property in p. Pennant is omtted after 1897 (RC34), and property in p. Hirnant after 1914 (RC51). (Iv) Cyfeiliog / Llanbryn-mair rents, comprising property in p's Cemais, Llanwrin, Machynlleth, Penegoes, Darowen, Llanbrynmair, Carno, Llanwnnog, Trefeglwys, Llanidloes and Llangurig, co. Mont. Property in p. Llanbadarn Fawr, co. Card., is added in 1866 (RC3), in p. Pennal, co. Mer., in 1879 (RC16), and in p. Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, co. Card., in 1900 (RC37). Property in p. Llanwnnog omitted after 1873 (RC10). Rents for sporting in the manors of Cyfeiliog and Arwystli are included with the Cyfeiliog rental from 1876 (RC13), having been in the Glan-llyn rental in RC11-12. Encroachments in p. Llandinam are contained from 1878 (RC15). (v) Glan-llyn rents, comprising property in p's Llanfor, Llanycil (including the town of Bala), Llanuwchllyn (including charity lands), Llangywer and Trawsfynydd, co. Mer. The Glan-llyn rents are included from 1867 (RC4). Details of boats on Bala Lake are contained from 1874 (RC11), as are rents for sporting in p. Trawsfynydd. (vi) Mine rents and royalties, including mines in cos Mont. and Denb. and Shropshire (the mines are named but not the parishes in which they are situated. These rents are included from 1879 (RC16). No mines in Shropshire are contained after RC34 (except for RC46 and RC47). No mines in co. Mer. after appear RC45 (except for RC62). Farm and cottage rents as described above will also be found in the series of general rentals (Farm and Cottage Rents, 1863-98). See also details of 'Rents for sporting', 1874-1899, Mine rents and royalties, 1878-1898, and Encroachments in the manors of Cyfeiliog and Arwystli, 1874-1898. With regard to the dates in this series, the year given will represent the last date when the rents were due (be it Lady Day or Michaelmas or any other date). For example, RC3 contains rents collected at Michaelmas 1865 and Lady Day 1866, but the date given is 1866. Mine rents and royalties, in particular, were collected at various times throughout the year. The volumes for 1884 and 1920-1924 are not at NLW. The numbers RC21 and RC57-61 have been provided in case NLW should acquire them at some future date.