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Cilgwrrwg / Kilgwrrwg

"KILGWRRWG, (or Kilgooroog), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Ragland, county Monmouth, 5 miles N.W. of Chepstow, and 6 S.E. of Usk. The parish is of small extent and wholly agricultural. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £57, in the patronage of the Archdeacon of Llandaff." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Bibliography

  • Greeves, John W H. The unique church of Kilgwrrwg, [Gwent]. Country Quest 31/9 (1991), p. 6-7.
  • Guy, John R            Kilgwrrwg Church            Gwent Local History vol 53 1982    Welsh Journals Online

Churches

Anglican
Holy Cross, Kilgwrrwg (Church in Wales)
Other
Chapel, Cilgwrrwg (Bible Christian)
Chapel, Kilgwrrwg (Bible Christian)

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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.

Kilgwrrwg Parish; Statistics; Area 659 acres; Population 86 males, 68 females, total 154

  • Kilgwrrwg Parish Church - Erected about 180 years, 1671 Attendance - morning 25, afternoon 35 No Sunday scholars 1 service in English Informant; James White, Registrar
  • Zion Bible Christians Erected 1842 Attendance - morning 40, evening 60 George M (?), Local Preacher and Steward, Micham, Kilgwrrne Hill
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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.
    Cilgwrrwg / Kilgwrrwg, Holy Cross Church - records with the Gwent RO
    Baptisms Marriages Burials
    1806-12 1816-1958 1774-1812
    Bishops Transcripts 1814, 1817-19, 1821-53, 1857-60 - 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 and Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

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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.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST471982 (Lat/Lon: 51.680059, -2.766508), Cilgwrrwg / Kilgwrrwg which are provided by: