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CEMAIS / KEMEYS INFERIOR, Monmouthshire

"KEMEYS-INFERIOR, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Usk, county Monmouth, 3 miles N.E. of Caerleon, and 5 S. of Usk. The parish is bounded on the N. by the river Usk, and is intersected by a high ridge of wooded hills running from W. to E. Above a third of the parish is woodland, but on the banks of the Usk are some tracts of rich grazing land. The village is very small, and wholly agricultural. There are several quarries of stone, which is used for paving and roofing. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff, value £130. The church is a small edifice dedicated to All Saints."

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

Bibliography

• Redknap, Mark. The Medieval wooden crucifix figure from Kemeys Inferior, and its Church. Monmouthshire Antiquary 16 (2000), p. 11-43.

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.

  Cemais / Kemeys Inferior, All Saints's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1701-1951	1701-1906, 1910-47	1823-1924	1701-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-1819, 1821, 1823-9, 1831-67, 1869-79, 1881, 1886-8 - 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.

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Kemeys Inferior.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Cemais / Kemeys Inferior from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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