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Papers deriving from administration of the Much Wenlock estate, consisting of rentals, 1534-1647, [?1840s]; surveys and valuations, 1540-1848; papers relating to tithes, 1548-[post-1598], (Watermark 1843); timber sale deed, valuation etc., 1617, 1857; list of gifts to Lady Bertie, 1642; estate correspondence, 1646, 1854; leases of limestone quarries, 1780, 1804; land tax assessments, 1783-1784; abstracts of leases, [1785x1796], [1840x1860]; a sale catalogue, 1858, and a wrapper and label, [19th cent.].

Papers relating to roads in which Sir Watkin Williams Wynn had an interest, both as a private landowner and as an investor in the turnpike trusts. The contents are not concerned with the construction or physical maintenance of the roads, but rather with financial and legal aspects. The files relate to securities of the turnpike trusts in Montgomeryshire, Denbighshire, Shropshire and Merioneth, 1770-1885; the diversion of a road near Gartheryr, Banhadla, 1823; and the stoppage or closure of footpaths and roads in Ruabon, 1867-1910.

Papers relating to railways mainly in Shropshire, Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire, in which Sir Watkin Williams Wynn had an interest as a landowner, shareholder or director. They comprise printed Acts of Parliament and applications for Acts, conveyances, reports, circulars and letters concerning the construction and funding of the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway, 1845-1854; Llanidloes and Newtown Railway Company 1853-1857; Manchester, Liverpool, Swansea and Milford Haven Junction Railway (Mid Wales Section), 1858; Oswestry and Newtown Railway Company, 1858-1859; The Vale of Llangollen Railway Company and Ruabon railways, 1858-1865; and the Conway and Llanrwst Railway, [c. 1860].

Trusts involving Richard Gwynne, 1596, Sir John of Gwydir, Owen Vaughan of Llwydiarth and others concerning the wills of Ellen vch John, 1596, and of John Puleston, 1606, the wardship of Elizabeth and Margaret Price, 1606, and the debts of Bevis Lloyd, 1675.

Trusts involving Sir John Wynn of Gwydir and Watstay, concerning payment to Thomas and Sarah Povey, 1665-1673, payment of his own debts, 1681, the will of Robert Lord Viscount Cholmondeley, 1682, and the will of Sir Robert Owen, 1696-1698.

Papers relating to other estates and families for whom the Williams Wynn family acted as trustees, namely the Wynne family of Peniarth, Merioneth, 1846-1881, the Rug estate, 1868-1874, and the Cornwallis West family, 1870.

Miscellaneous draft conveyances to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and his trustees, Edward James Earl of Powis and Hugh Williams, of houses and lands purchased, exchanged or mortgaged, mainly in the parish and townships of Ruabon but also including properties in Llangedwyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Wrexham and elsewhere in Denbighshire, Llangurig in Montgomeryshire, and Llanuwchllyn and other parishes in Merioneth, 1842-1865. There is also an abstract of title to the Llwyn-y-maen and Horseley estates in Salop and Flintshire respectively, 1752-1782.

Conveyances, agreements, particulars, conditions of sale and other documents relating to the sale of parts of the Wynnstay estates in Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire, 1853-1921, and the estate timber, 1853[x1870]. The lands included the Maenan estate, 1856-1858, and part of the Cefn estate, sold for building development in Colwyn Bay and Llysfaen, 1891-1921.

Leases, agreements and various other papers relating to tenancies mainly on the Wynnstay estate, comprising a distraint on the tenant of Allt Goch in the parish of Meifod, Montgomeryshire, 1815-1823, miscellaneous leases and agreements, 1842-1892, and a lease to Cefn Mawr and Rhosymedre Gas Company Limited, 1865.

Papers relating to the scheme by Liverpool Corporation to obtain a water supply from the rivers Vyrnwy, Marchnant and Conwy in Montgomeryshire, and the effect of the scheme on the estates of Llwydiarth and Llanforda belonging to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn of Wynnstay, 1880-1893. They comprise a petition against the bill, amendments to the Act of Parliament, together with relevant maps and correspondence.

Papers relating to applications between 1887 and 1905 by Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn, Lady Louise Alexandra Williams Wynn and the trustees of the Wynnstay settlement of 1884, under the provisions of the Settled Land Acts, 1882-1890, for improvements on the Glan-llyn estate in the parish of Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth, Llwynymaen and Llanforda near Oswestry, Salop, the Llangedwyn estate in Llansilin, Llangedwyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, the Llanbryn-mair and Cyfeiliog estate, Montgomeryshire, and parts of the main Wynnstay estate in Bangor Is-coed and Wrexham. Typically the file contents comprise official application forms for the approval by the Board of Agriculture of a surveyor or engineer nominated by the Wynnstay trustees, orders issued by the High Court of Justice Chancery Division, building estimates, specifications, surveyors’ reports and certificates, accounts, agents’ receipts and relevant correspondence. Some files contain plans and elevations.

Loose letters and other associated papers accumulated by the office of Longueville and Co. relating to the Wynnstay estate, 1777-1948. The letters, mostly incoming, are from the Wynnstay estate agents, other solicitors, land agents and valuers, vendors and purchasers, tenants, members of the Williams Wynn family and the trustees. The contents reflect the routine work of the solicitors’ practice, referring to Wynnstay estate sales and purchases; property leases; mining and mineral rights; financial management under the Wynnstay family trusts; and sporting rights. Some files relate to particular topics such as Rhosllanerchrugog coal mines, 1785, 1859-1879; the sale of the manor of Stanwardine and purchase of Plas Ucha, 1805-1818; West Wye Valley Mine, etc. 1858-1914; crown rents, 1860-1881; the life policy of Sarah Sealy, 1868; clay extraction at Gwersyllt 1883-1884; letters of W.W. Wynne to Rev. George Williams, 1901; and the estate of Arthur Watkin Williams Wynn, deceased, 1948.

Papers from the office of Longueville and Co., drawn up in the preparation of lawsuits mainly involving members of the Williams Wynn family of Wynnstay, [c. 1817]-1904. The most substantial of these is a case brought by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn against Robert Edwards of Gronwen, Oswestry, and Thomas Roberts, concerning trespass and a dispute over land at Moelfre Pool in the manor of Cynllaith Owain, 1883-1884. Others include an alleged case of trepass by Richard Tyrwhitt on lands in Llansanffraid Glynceiriog and Llandysilio, Denbighshire, [c. 1817]-1820; the recovery of royalties from William Farr of Plas Llysyn, Montgomeryshire, 1833-1839; possession of a cottage at Commins Coch, Cemais, Montgomeryshire, 1873-1878; and several separate cases relating to tenancy and arrears of rent, 1874-1904. The files typically include cases and counsels’ opinions, notices, the complaint or statement of claim, court summons, affidavits, court orders, attorneys’ bills of costs, correspondence, counterparts and copies of relevant deeds, and maps and plans.

From 1889 onwards, the vouchers are bound according to the estate, i.e. Home, Wynnstay, Glan-llyn, Llanbryn-mair, Llangedwyn, Llanforda, Llwydiarth. The indexes to vouchers after 1889 are likewise bound according to the estate. Thus, for example, VIF1 (1890) is an index to the Llanforda Estate Vouchers V54 (1890). Each index is arranged alphabetically according to the name on the voucher to whom payment is made, together with the number of the page on which the voucher is to be found in the appropriate bound volume of vouchers.

Title deeds and associated bonds for properties in the township of Bodsilin in the parish of Aber, namely Tythyn Pen y Bont, 1596-1614, Kay Madog, Kay Pen y Lan, etc., and Kay Madog Issa, 1596-1613, and Llwyn Eden, 1613-1614, purchased by Richard Gwynne of Bangor.

Title deeds for properties in the townships of Nanhwynan, 1524-1627, and Nanmor, 1529-1606, within the parish of Beddgelert, on the border of Caernarfonshire and Merioneth; and for properties in Dolbadarn in the adjacent parish of Llanberis, Caernarfonshire.

Title deeds for properties in the parish of Llanfair-is-gaer, namely Bach y Dinas or Tythyn y Dinas in the township of Botandreg, 1517, 1598-1603; miscellaneous properties in Llanfair, 1583-1607; Cae Glas, Drill yr Odyn, Y Berllan Newydd, etc. in Bonyrafallen, Llanfair Prysgol and Llannerch y Nestrig in Llanfair-is-gaer and Llan-rug, 1585-1620; and Cae yn y Krug and Cae Banadl, 1586-1612.

Title deeds relating to properties in the parish of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, comprising lands in the townships of Llwynydd and Rhisgog, 1394, 1496, 1607; miscellaneous properties in Llanbedr, 1512, 1597, 1629, 1740; and properties in Rhiw Isaf, 1555-1626. The series also includes a bundle of leases and associated documents for the lordship of Dyffryn Clwyd, 1565-1602, of which the chief rents were due to the Earl and Countess of Warwick

Title deeds relating to properties in the parishes of Llanelidan and Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. The files describe title deeds for properties in Llanelidan, Bacheirig and Llannerch, 1492-1604 and the township of Garthgynan, 1548-1612, 1706; and leases of houses and lands in Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, 1740.