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LLANFACHES / LLANVACHES, Monmouthshire

"LLANVACHES, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Caldicott, county Monmouth, 6 miles S.W. of Chepstow, and 6 N.E. of Newport, its post town. There was formerly a castle here. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff, value £194. The church is dedicated to St. Dubritius. The charities amount to about £10 per annum."

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

Bibliography

• Morgan, Shem H. A history of Tabernacle United Reformed Church, Llanvaches : 1639-1989. [Llanvaches] : Tabernacle United Reformed Church, 1989. 47p.

Church History

• Various Photographs of St Dyfrig's Church are available in our Llanfaches / Llanvaches Photo Gallery, provided by Phil Draper.

• The Oldest Nonconformist Chapel in Wales - on the Data Wales site.

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.

  Llanfaches / Llanvaches, St Dyfrig's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1796-1973	1796-1971	1826-1973	1796-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-44, 1746-8, 1750-3, 1755-1865, 1867-70, 1872-85 - 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 - Llanvaches.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 28 March 2009)

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