William Price 1660 - The Reverend Lewis James c.1700 - The Reverend Walter Evans 1742 - The Reverend Richard Edwards 1768 - The Reverend Abednego Pritchard 1771 - The Reverend David Jones 1818 - The Reverend Thomas Jones 1840 - The Reverend William Evans 1843 - The Reverend James Hughes 1895 - The Reverend Daniel Felix 1930 - The Reverend Canon Thomas Madog Williams - obit 1956 1957 - The Reverend John MacLaren Price (largely nominal after 1962) 1968 - The Reverend Lewis David Pritchard (officiated only intermittently at St Illtyd) 1982 - The Reverend Albert James Way (nominal only, 1982–84) The church was abandoned after 1975, although the circular churchyard, which is now closed for burials remains in the care of the Church in Wales. The building was de-consecrated in 1985 in an advanced state of decay, but was renovated as an historic monument in 1990. Today the Friends of St Illtyd help Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council look after the church building. John Wesley visited St Illtyd twice to speak at the preaching cross which is now in the graveyard. Transport The hamlet is a 47-minute walk or from Llanhilleth railway station where trains run hourly between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff Central. In 2021 services will operate to Newport. It is a 28-minute walk from the centre of Brynithel village, where residents are served by the number 1 bus between Six Bells and Abertillery, and the slightly further away Rugby Club stop provides connections to Stagecoach South Wales services: 62 (Ebbw Vale-Cwmbran) X15 (Newport-Brynmawr) X1 (Cwmbran-Brynmawr and Pontypool) 95B (Newbridge) Governance The Llanhilleth electoral ward serves the village. The ward is represented by Councillors Norman Lee Parsons (Llanhilleth, Ind), Hedley McCarthy (Llanhilleth, Lab), and Joanne Collins (Llanhilleth, Ind). The area is represented in the Senedd by Alun Davies (Labour) and the Member of Parliament is Nick Smith (Labour). References Villages in Blaenau Gwent