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BASALEG / BASSALEG, Monmouthshire

"BASSALEG, a parish in the upper and lower divisions of the hundred of Wentllooge, in the county of Monmouth, 3 miles to the W. of Newport. It is situated on the river Ebw, and contains the hamlets of Duffryn, Craig, and Rogerstope. It is a station on the Western Valleys branch of the Monmouthshire railway. The Monmouthshire canal passes through the parish."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Bibliography

• Bassaleg recollections : of Harry Charles Harris, Joan Lougher, F. Joseph Broom, Grosvenor & Dorothy Harris, Robin Williams, excerpts from Between Mountain & Marsh by J. Antony F. Pickford (1946), Gwilym's garden-third edition enlarged (1892) by Gwilym Maesaleg . Newport, Gwent : Starling, 1983. 107p.

  Coplestone-Crowe, B. The foundation of the priories of Bassaleg and Malpas in the twelfth century. Monmouthshire Antiquary 14 (1998), p. 1-13.

Church History

• Photograph of St Basil's Church, and Photograph of Inside St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, from Phil Draper.

Church Records

• This list of parish records is intended as a rough guide to coverage only. Their location as stated should be confirmed with the appropriate Record Office prior to any visit.

  Basaleg / Bassaleg, St Basil's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1742-62, 1768-1908	1743-1922	1933-50	1742-62, 1768-1922
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-31, 1735-75, 1777-1876 - records with the NLW

  [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]

• Baptisms, Marriages and Burials - Mike John's transcriptions of selected parish records.

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Bassaleg.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Basaleg / Bassaleg from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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