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"HENLLIS, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Wentllooge, county Monmouth, 5 miles from Caerleon, and 4 from Newport, its post town and railway station on the Great Western line. It is situated on a branch of the river Usk. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £40. The children of this parish attend the free school at Bassaleg, founded by Rowland Morgan." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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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 established after 1851.

Henllis Parish; Statistics; Area 2622 acres; Population 147 males, 118 females, total 265

  • Henllys Parish Church -   Attendance - afternoon 50 + 14 scholars    1 service, Welsh and English on alternate Sundays         Howell Williams, Minister
  • Soar Baptist  - Erected 1836    Attendance - morning 70, evening 100    John Lloyd, William Jones, Deacons, Henllis Vale
  • Wesleyan Methodist  - Dwelling house not used exclusively for public worship         Attendance - evening 23 + 12 scholars   "Several of the neighbours who generally attend being away from home made the congregation less on March 30 than the average..."     Uriah Barnell, Leader, Hansons Incline, Henllis
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    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.
      Henllys, St Peter's Church - records with the Gwent RO
      BaptismsMarriagesBannsBurials
      1813-19741838-19711825-19741813-1976
      Bishops Transcripts1696, 1725-75, 1777-1865, 1871-2, 1874-5 - records with the NLW
      [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]
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    Description & Travel

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    Gazetteers

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    Maps

    • Family Search have an interactive map called "England and Wales Jurisdictions 1851" showing parish (and other) boundaries with optional background maps such as Ordnance Survey. There is also a Search facility, do read the guidance notes to get maximum benefit from this useful resource. See here for further background information to assist in the interpretation of this data
    • 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.
    • Plan of the parish of Henllis in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST260933 (Lat/Lon: 51.633567, -3.07115), Henllys which are provided by: