One parish in two counties

[redvanman]

On Find my Past I have discovered a Banns book for the county of Denbighshire that is not identified by parish. As it contains a potential ancestor of mine, I started to read the book from the beginning to try to identify which parish it belonged to.
On an entry for 25 May 1760 I found: 
"David Thomas Yeoman of this parish in the county of Merioneth and Elizabeth Thomas spinster of this parish in the county of Denbigh".
This confirmed my hope that the book is from Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr parish, but before I jump to too many conclusions, were there other parishes that spanned the two counties?

Thank you
Alyn

[rosie99]

Can I just add, I think that you will find that Yeoman is his 'occupation'

The marriage was by licence

[redvanman]

Thank you for your interest Rosie.
My only interest in this particular marriage is the fact that it refers to the same parish spanning two counties - I am actually researching a different couple who were married some years later in the same parish.
Alyn

[KGarrad]

Also the parish of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant.
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/DEN/LlanrhaeadrMochnant

[rosie99]

Ecclesiastical parishes do not always follow county boundaries.  A parish in 'my tree' covers places in Middlesex (now Surrey)  and Buckinghamshire

[stanmapstone]

According to "The Historic Parishes of England & Wales" the parish of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr  was in Denbighshire.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

This map shows the parish of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr (Number 23), outlined in red, and the county boundary in yellow.

[redvanman]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

Stanmapstone: Your information is interesting, because I used information from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) which states that Llanfihangel GM has a part in both counties.

KGarrad: Thank you for that information about Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant.

I'll bear all that in mind as I plough on with my search.

Alyn

 

[Gadget]

This looks like the entry in the National Library, Marriage Bonds Collection. It corresponds with the marriage entry you quoted

Archives and Manuscripts
Thomas, David, bach., yeoman, Llanfihangel [Glyn Myfyr, Merioneth to Thomas, Elizabeth, sp., Llanfihangel, Denbighshire : 1760 May 22.
1760
Marriage bonds, ca. 1690-1837 99230987302419
Available at NLW South ARCHIFAU / ARCHIVES (St. Asaph A 45/26 )

Note the bond would be on or before the marriage date.

Gadget