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LLANELEN, Monmouthshire

"LLANELLEN, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Abergavenny, county Monmouth, 2 miles S. of Abergavenny, and 8 from Pontypool. It is situated on the western bank of the river Usk, and is crossed by the Brecon canal. It is a small agricultural village. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff, value £105. The church is dedicated to St. Helen. The charities produce about £7 per annum."

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

Bibliography

• Bannon, Louis. Remember Abergaveny : including the villages of Crickhowell, Gilwern, Govilon, Llanellen, Llanfoist and Llanover. Abertillery : Old Bakehouse Publications, 1995. 128p.

• Evans, J A H. Lewis Edmunds of Llanellen 1814-1903. Gwent Local History. No. 89 (autumn 2000), p. 31-49.

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.

  Llanelen, St Helen's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1766-1959	1754-1971	1825-1976	1766-1922
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-31, 1733-45, 1747-1860, 1862-70 - records with the NLW

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

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Llanellen.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 28 March 2009)

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