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CALDICOT, Monmouthshire

"CALDICOTT, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Caldicott, in the county of Monmouth, 5 miles to the S.W. of Chepstow, its post town. It is situated in a fertile district on the N. bank of the river Severn, near the South Wales railway, and is crossed by the Pill, a small stream which falls into the Severn. The whole level tract extending westward from this place to the mouth of the Usk is called Caldicott Level, and was first reclaimed, drained, and cultivated by the monks of Goldcliff. It was formerly called the Moors, and was frequently inundated."

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

Bibliography

• Birbeck, Thomas T. Caldicot and district : old houses and families. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1978. 54p.
• Birbeck, T T. Caldicot Castle. [Chepstow] : Chepstow Rural District Council, 1965,1969(printing) 36p.
• Birbeck, T T. Sword and ploughshare : the story of the De Bohuns and Caldicot. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, [1973] 180p.
• Bradney, Joseph A. A history of Monmouthshire : from the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Vol.4.; Pt.1.; Pt.1,; The hundred of Caldicot. Cardiff : Merton Priory Press, 1994. 148p.
• Caldicot Methodist Church 1895-1995. Caldicot : Caldicot Methodist Church, 1995. 37p.
• Cliffe, Stuart. Llanthony Secunda Manor, Caldicot. Gwent Local History 78 (1995), p. 33.
• Gant, Robert          A note on the employment and migration of Severn Tunnel construction workers          Gwent Local History vol 41 1976         Welsh Journals Online
• Gant, R L Dr.           Caldicot, 1840-1975: a study in village development           Gwent Local History vol 44 1978         Welsh Journals Online
• Grant, Robert.             Caldicot wireworks, 1871 : a study in social geography.          Gwent Local History vol 58 1985    Welsh Journals Online
• Grant, Robert.            Industrial change in Caldicot and Portskewett : an analysis of marriage registers, 1840-1920.           Gwent Local History vol 62 1987     Welsh Journals Online
• Jones, Malcolm.   Caldicot and the villages of the Moor in old photographs : including the villages of Portskewett, Sudbrook, Rogiet, Undy, Magor and Redwick. Volume 1. Abertillery : Old Bakehouse, 1995. 128p.
• Parry, Steven. Caldicot : a late Bronze Age maritime site in Gwent. Archaeology in the Severn Estuary (1990), p. 5-11.
• Peers, Graham. Caldicot & S.E. Gwent official guide. Bristol : Regional Publications (Bristol) Limited, 1989. 52p.
• Rose, Mollie. Caldicot and district official guide. Abergavenny : Regional Publications (Bristol), for the Caldicot Town Council, c1983. 56p.
• Strong, Peter. A large and growing district : Caldicot in the 20th century. [Caldicot] : [Caldicot Local History Society], 1999. 64p.
• Winter, W C.              Caldicot National School : early days.       Gwent Local History vol 72 1992      Welsh Journals Online
• Winter, W C. Caldicot Pill, 1881. Gwent Family History Society Journal 28 (1991), p. 13-14.

Church History

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.

Caldicott Parish; Statistics;  Area 3158 acres; Population 338 males, 323 females, total 661

• Caldicott Parish Church  -  Attendance - morning 90+45 scholars, afternoon 80+20 scholars     2 services in English    "Almost half of the parish live at some distance from the church"      E T Williams MA, Vicar
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• Caldicott Wesleyan Chapel - Erected 1810    Attendance - morning 150     Henry James, Steward

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.

  Caldicot, St Mary's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1716-1888	1719-1837	1754-1812, 1900-35	1716-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-39, 1741-61, 1763-1870, 1872-4, 1879-80 - records with the NLW

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

Description and Travel

• Caldicot.com - "The Official Website of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales".
• Caldicot - on wikipedia
• Caldicot photographs - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory for Monmouthshire 1901 - Caldicot

Gazetteers

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

History

• WWI & II Roll of Honour - Caldicot

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

Military History

• Caldicot Castle and Country Park - dedicated website.
• 'Castle Wales' site - Caldicot Castle.

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 3 Oct 2012)

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