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LLAN-FFWYST / LLANFOIST, Monmouthshire

"LLANFOIST, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Abergavenny, county Monmouth, 5 miles S.W. of Abergavenny, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Aberystwith. It is situated on the river Usk, which bounds it on the N. and E., and is crossed by the Brecon canal. The village is considerable, and commands a view of Abergavenny, the Skyrrid, and the Sugar Loaf. The Monmouthshire hounds are kennelled here. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the mines. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Llandaff; value £174. The church is styled St. Faith's. Llanfoist House is the principal residence."

[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.
• Watkins, Thomas E. Hanes Llanffwyst. Abergavenny : Blorenge Books, 1998. 36p. "It was originally written in Welsh as an entry for the first eisteddfod at Abergavenny, held under the auspices of Cymreigyddion y Fenni on 22nd November 1834" Originally published: Abergavenny: Minerva Press, 1922. Cover title: Hanes Llanfoist. English title on p.9: History of Llanfoist.

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.

Llanfoist Parish, First part (in Abergavenny sub district) ; Statistics; Area 790 acres; Population 221 males, 225 females, total 446 
Llanfoist Parish, Second part (in Blaenavon sub-district) ; Statistics; Area 2588 acres; Population 553 males, 454 females, total 1007

• Llanfoist Parish, First part    
• Llanfoist Parish Church   -   Attendance - morning 120, afternoon 135     2 services in English         William Corfield, Rector
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• Llanfoist Parish, Second part
• Wesleyan Methodist Chapel    Erected 1839      Attendance - morning 200 + 180 scholars, afternoon 200 scholars, evening 40 + 50 scholars     James Brown, Society steward, Blaenavon

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.

  Llan-Ffwyst / Llanfoist, St Faith's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1736-1975	1736-1971	1824-47, 1890-1933	1736-1945
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-32, 1734-51, 1753-4, 1756-75, 1777-1806, 1808-10, 1813, 1815-16, 1820-37, 1841-58, 1862-1865, 1869, 1880 - records with the NLW (see also Blaenafon/Blaenavon)

  Blaenafon / Blaenavon, St Peter's Church (formed from Llanofer/Llanover + Llan-ffwyst/Llanfoist + Llanwenarth + Abersychan 1860) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1804-1950	1805-1971	1805-40	1805-74, 1885-1936
  Bishops Transcripts	1806-42, 1847-51 - records with the NLW

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

Description and Travel

• Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal - Llanfoist Wharf.
• The Blorenge - walks. "When you visit the Blorenge, it's easy to forget that this serene mountain top once billowed with smoke, and its mining, quarrying and ironworks provided employment and housing for several hundred people."
• Llanfoist - on wikipedia
• Llanfoist photographs - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Llanfoist.

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  - 23 March  2011)

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