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Llanddewi Fach

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"LLANTHEWY, (or Llanddewi Vach), a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Usk, county Monmouth, 4 miles S.E. of Pontypool. Newport is its post town. A tributary of the river Usk flows through the parish. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £77, in the patronage of Jesus College, Oxford." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Bibliography

  • A survey of the combined ecclesiastical parishes of Llandefedd and Llanddewi Fach in the County of Monmouth. Llandegfedd : Wales Survey Board, 1944.
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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.

Llanthewy-vach Parish; Statistics; Area 1350 acres; Population 100 males, 85 females, total 185

  • Llanthewy-vach Parish Church  Attendance - morning 25/30     "The population being very small the Church is the only place of worship in the Parish"    1 service in Welsh    Christopher Cook, Curate
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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.
    Llanddewi Fach, St David's Church - records with the Gwent RO
    BaptismsMarriagesBannsBurials
    1741-981741-54, 1813-36, 1838-19661826-19561741-1812
    Bishops Transcripts1725-6, 1728-1868, 1870-6 - records with the NLW
    [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Maps

  • Family Search have an interactive map called "England and Wales Jurisdictions 1851" showing parish (and other) boundaries with optional background maps such as Ordnance Survey. There is also a Search facility, do read the guidance notes to get maximum benefit from this useful resource. See here for further background information to assist in the interpretation of this data
  • 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.
  • Plan of the parish of Llanthewy-Vach in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST325964 (Lat/Lon: 51.662677, -2.97738), Llanddewi Fach which are provided by: