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LLAN-GWM UCHAF, Monmouthshire

"LLANGWM, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Usk, county Monmouth, 3 miles S.E. of Usk, its post town, and 7 from Chepstow. In the 12th century a religious house was founded here as a cell to Lyra Abbey, Normandy. It contains the townships of Llangwm Icha, and Llangwm Ucha. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff, value £83, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Hierom. This place shares in the benefit of Usk school."

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

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.

Llangwm Parish consisting of Icha and Ucha Divisions; Statistics; Area 3159 acres; Population 184 males, 180 females, total 364

• Llangwm Parish Church    Attendance (Average) - morning 40 + 31 scholars, afternoon 70 + 30 scholars (Alternating)    1 service in English      John Fleming, Vicar
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• Llangwm, Baptist     Erected 1840   Attendance (Average) - evening  80/100    John Michael, Minister
• Llangwm, Penuel, Baptist    Erected 1802     Attendance  (Average)  - morning 50/100    John Michael, Minister

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.

  Llandevaud, St Peter's Church (formed from Langwm 1843) - records with the incumbent (Gwent RO survey 1965)
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1843+	1849+	1846+
  Bishops Transcripts	1848-67, 1869-70, 1872-81 - records with the NLW

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

Description and Travel

• Llangwm and District Community Website.
• Llangwm  - on wikipedia
• Llangwm photographs - on geograph.org.uk
• Llangwm Uchaf - on Vision of Britain

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901- Llangwm Ucha & Isa.

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  - 28 March 2011)

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