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CWMCARFAN / CWMCARVAN, Monmouthshire

"CWMCARVEN, (or Cwmcarvan), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Ragland, in the county of Monmouth, 3½ miles S.W. of Monmouth. It is situated on a branch of the river Trothy. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value with the rectory* of Mitchel Troy, £398, in the patronage of the Duke of Beaufort. The parochial charities amount to £8 per annum, derived from the rents of the church lands."

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

Bibliography

• Lacy, P J M. St. Catwg's Cwmcarvan. [Cwmcarvan] : [St. Catwg's Cwmcarvan], 1979. 12p.

Church History

• See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Clement's Church

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 established after 1851.

Cwmcarvan Parish ; Statistics; Area 2875 acres; Population 173 males, 161 females, total 334

• Cwmcarvan Parish Church - Attendance -  afternoon 67+5 scholars   1 service in English           Henry George Talbot, Rector
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• Cwmcarvan Hill, Wesleyan Methodist -  Dwelling house erected before 1800        Attendance - morning 25, afternoon 40    "Divine service in part of the house for more than 50 years"  William Edwards, Steward
• Bible Christians, Chapel House - Erected 1842    Attendance - morning 12    "Not a separate entire building. Not used exclusively as a place of worship"    John Howells, Steward, Cwmcarvan Hill

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.

  Cwmcarfan / Cwmcarvan, St Clement's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1660-5, 1668-73, 1681-90, 1693-1705, 1741-1976	1660-3, 1681-90, 1693-1705, 1741-1969	1662-3, 1668-73, 1681-1705, 1741-1976
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1726-43, 1745-1868, 1874-85 - records with the NLW

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

Description and Travel

• Cwmcarfan - on Vision of Britain
• Cwmcarvan - on wikipedia
• Cwmcarfan photographs - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Cwmcarvan.

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  -16 Dec 2011)

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