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BRYNGWYN, Monmouthshire

"BRYNGWYN, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Ragland, in the county of Monmouth, 6 miles to the W. of Monmouth. Ragland is its post town. It is not far from the Coleford, Monmouth, and Usk railway. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £200, in the gift of the Earl of Abergavenny. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. There are charitable endowments for the benefit of the poor, amounting to about £10 a year."

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

Church History

See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Peter's Church, Bryngwyn

Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by   I.G   Jones, & D. Williams. UWP,  Cardiff, 1976. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants.  Check with  Gwent RO to see what extant records are held, and possible names of chapels/churches built after 1851.

Bryngwyn parish; Statistics; Area 1494 acres; Population 159 males, 154 females, total 313

• Bryngwyn Parish Church - Attendance - morning 72+22 scholars, afternoon 90+8 scholars         2 services in English         William Crawley, Rector

Church Records

See the Monmouthshire county page for links to online 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.

  Bryngwyn, St Peter's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1660-1934	1665-1738, 1751-2, 1755-1811, 1813-1970	1666-1740, 1744-70, 1772-1925
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-1823, 1826-72, 1874-92 - records with the NLW

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

Description and Travel

Bryngwyn - on Vision of Britain

Bryngwyn photographs - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Bryngwyn.

Maps

• Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348.  Here is a gazetteer/finding aid plus a set of overview maps to accurately identify the position of parishes within the county

• View maps covering the area of this parish and places within its boundaries

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 9 Dec 2011)

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