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Llantrisaint Fawr / Llantrissent

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"LLANTRISAINT, (or Llantrissent), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Usk, county Monmouth, 2 miles S.E. of Usk, its post town, 4 N.E. of Caerleon, and 9 from Chepstow. The village is a small place. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Llandaff, value with that of Pertholey annexed, £180. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Bibliography

  • Younson, Francis. A Llantrissent 'curse' against Bishops and Priests, 1680. Gwent Local History 81 (1996), p. 56-7.
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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.

Llantrissent Parish: Statistics; Area 2762 acres; Population 157 males, 117 females, total 274

  • Llantrissent Parish Church    Attendance - afternoon 30 + 15 scholars              2 services in English               Arthur Williams, 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.
      Llantrisaint Fawr / Llantrissent, SS Peter & Paul's Church - records with the incumbent (Gwent RO survey 1959)
      BaptismsMarriagesBurials
      1744+1744-8, 1783+1743+
      Bishops Transcripts1725-9, 1731-49, 1751-1864, 1866-8 - 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 Llantrisant in the County of Monmouth   - on the People's Collection Wales site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST401964 (Lat/Lon: 51.663313, -2.867775), Llantrisaint Fawr / Llantrissent which are provided by: