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LLANGATWG FEIBION AFEL / LLANGATTOCK VIBON AVEL, Monmouthshire

"LLANGATTOCK-VIBON-AVEL, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Skenfreth, county Monmouth, 4 miles N.W. of Monmouth, its post town, and 11 from Abergavenny. It includes the chapelry of Llanvanair, and the hamlet of Newcastle, where are the remains of an ancient castle, and an oak said to have been planted by Owain Glyndwr. Limestone is quarried here for conversion into lime. The living is a vicarage* in the dioc, of Llandaff, value with the perpetual curacies of Llanvanair and St. Maughau annexed, £365. The church is dedicated to St. Cadocus. The parochial charities amount to about £25 per annum. The principal residence is The Hendre, the seat of the late J. E. Welch Rolls, Esq., deputy-lieutenant of the county."

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

Bibliography

• Levett, F G. The story of Skenfrith, Grosmont and St. Maughans with excursions to Llangattock-Vibon-Avel and Llanrothal. [s.l.] : F.G. Levett, 1984. 250 leaves.

Cemeteries

• Memorial Cross in St Cadoc's Church churchyard - on Ray Westlake's site.

• Some Memorial Inscriptions in St Cadoc's Churchyard, Llangattock Vibon Avel, collected and transcribed by Hazel.

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.

  Llangatwg Feibion Afel / Llangattock Vibon Avel, St Cadoc's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1683-1877	1683-1836	1683-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-9, 1731-1847, 1850-69 - 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.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Llangatwg Feibion Afel / Llangattock Vibon Avel from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 29 March 2009)

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