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Llanfihangel (Near Roggiet)

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"LLANVIHANGEL-NEAR-ROGGIETT, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Caldicott, county Monmouth, 6 miles S.W. of Chepstow, its post town. It is situated near the mouth of the river Severn. The living is a rectory annexed to that of Roggiett, in the diocese of Llandaff, value £95. The church is dedicated to St. Michael." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Bibliography

  • Stopgate, Barry          The Manor House at Llanfihangel near Rogiet          Gwent Local History vol 59 1985      Welsh Journals Online
  • Stopgate, Barry            Llanfihangel near Rogiet: a shrunken village in south east Gwent          Gwent Local History vol 61 1986     Welsh Journals Online
  • Winter, W C          Severn Tunnel Marshalling Yards, 1886 - 12 Oct 1887             Gwent Local History 65   1988    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 near Roggiett Parish; Statistics; Area 557 acres; Population 21 males, 21 females, total 42

  • Llanvihangel juxta Roggiett Parish Church Attendance - morning 12 1 service in English Stephen Williams, Rector
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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 (Near Roggiet), St Michael's Church - records with the Gwent RO
      BaptismsMarriagesBanns
      1754-1812, 1814-19751757-18101863-?4
      Llanfihangel (Near Roggiet), St Michael's Church - records with the incumbent
      Burials1813+
      Bishops Transcripts1725-1808, 1810, 1812-67, 1869 - 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 Llanvihangel juxta Roggiett in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST447884 (Lat/Lon: 51.591601, -2.800312), Llanfihangel (Near Roggiet) which are provided by: