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LLANISIEN / LLANISHEN, Monmouthshire

"LLANISHEN, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Ragland, county Monmouth, 6 miles S.W. of Monmouth, its post town, and 7 from Chepstow. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The tithes have been commuted. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £64. The church is dedicated to St. Dennis. The parochial charities produce about £22 per annum."

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

Bibliography

• Horton, Graham. Llanishen : from village to suburb. Llanishen : Graham Horton, 1999. 96p.

• Morgans, Geraint. The Lewis family of Llanishen : a powerful Glamorgan family. Country Quest (February 1999), p. 46.

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.

  Llanisien / Llanishen, St Dennis's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1597-1731, 1738-1951	1663-1725, 1738-1812, 1815-1971	1824-1914	1596-1731, 1738-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-1819, 1821-76 - 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.

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Llanishen.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 29 March 2009)

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