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Llanfihangel Crucornau / Llanfihangel Crucorney

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"LLANVIHANGEL-CRUCORNEY, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Abergavenny, county Monmouth, 4 miles N.E. of Abergavenny, its post town. It is a station on the West-Midland railway. The parish is situated at the foot of Skirrid-Fawr, and watered by the river Monnow. The hamlet of Penbiddle is included in the parish. It was anciently the property of the Arnolds, from whom it passed into the Harley family in the reign of Queen Anne, and at present belongs to Lord Rodney." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Bibliography

  • Bayley, Stanley James             Village Life in Llanvihangel Crucorney  I, II  & III         Gwent Local History vol 48 1980    Welsh Journals Online
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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.

Llanvihangel Crucorney Parish, consisting of Llanfihangel Crucorney and Penbiddle hamlet; Statistics; Area 3264 acres; Population 215 males, 239 females, total 454

  • Llanvihangel Crucorney Parish
  • Llanvihangel Crucorney Parish Church Attendance - morning 55 + 23 scholars 1 service in English John Price, Curate
  • Penbiddle hamlet
  • Zoar Chapel, Particular Baptist Erected 1837 Attendance - morning 60, evening 120 Informant; Edwin Thomas
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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.
      Llanfihangel Crucornau / Llanfihangel Crucorney, St Michael's Church - records with the Gwent RO
      BaptismsMarriagesBannsBurials
      1727-19001728-48, 1755-19711755-88, 1790-19581629-40, 1678-1921
      Bishops Transcripts1696, 1725-1872 - 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

    • The transcription of the section for Llanfihangel Crucornau / Llanfihangel Crucorney from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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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 Llanvihangel Crucorney in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO326211 (Lat/Lon: 51.884564, -2.980728), Llanfihangel Crucornau / Llanfihangel Crucorney which are provided by: