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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.

• Grant, Robert. Caldicot wireworks, 1871 : a study in social geography. Gwent Local History 58 (1985), p. 19-26.

• Grant, Robert. Industrial change in Caldicot and Portskewett : an analysis of marriage registers, 1840-1920. Gwent Local History 62 (1987), p. 35-9.

• 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 History72 (1992), p. 36-46.

• Winter, W C. Caldicot Pill, 1881. Gwent Family History Society Journal 28 (1991), p. 13-14.

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.

  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]

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

Description and Travel

• Caldicot.com - "The Official Website of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales".

Gazetteers

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

Maps

Military History

• Caldicot Castle and Country Park - dedicated website.

• 'Castle Wales' site - Caldicot Castle.

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 4 Dec 2009)

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