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LLANFAIR ISGOED / LLANFAIR DISGOED, Monmouthshire

"LLANVAIR-DISCOED, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Caldicott, county Monmouth, 5 miles S.W. of Chepstow, its post town. It is situated near the forest of Wentwood, and on the road to Usk. The parish includes the hamlet of Dinham, and the remains of Dinham Castle, now a ruin overgrown with wood. The living is a perpetual curacy annexed to the vicarage of Caerwent, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Mary."

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

Bibliography

• Morgan, Charles. Notes on the ecclesiastical remains at Runston, Sudbrook, Dinham and Llan-bedr. Newport : printed for the Monmouthshire and Caerleon Antiquarian Association by Henry Mullock, 1858. 33p.

Church History

• Various Photographs of St Mary's Church are available in our Llanvair Discoed Photo Gallery, provided by Phil Draper. Added 3 Jul 2008.

• Caerwent com site - St Mary's Church, Llanvair Discoed.

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. Added 1 Aug 2006.

  Llanfair Isgoed / Llanfair Disgoed, St Mary's Church - records with the incumbent (Gwent RO survey 1970)
  Baptisms & Burials	Marriages
  1681+	1680+
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-1878, 1880-1 - 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.

Description and Travel

• Llanvair Discoed community site.

• UK Villages site - map.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Llanfair Isgoed / Llanfair Disgoed from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

• The On-line Genealogical Research Engine (OGRE) - MIs, Photographs, &c. for this parish provided by Richard Hopkins.

Military History

• 'Castle Wales' site - Llanvair Discoed Castle.

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