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CILGWRRWG / KILGWRRWG, Monmouthshire

"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)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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

Church History.

• Holy Cross, Kilgwrrwg - on the Rough Wood site

• See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re Holy Cross 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.

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
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• Zion Bible Christians    Erected 1842    Attendance - morning 40, evening 60      George M (?), Local Preacher and Steward, Micham, Kilgwrrne 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.

  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]

Description and Travel

• Kilgwrrwg photographs - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Kilgwrrog.

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  - 3 April 2013)

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