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LLANFIHANGEL YSTUM LLYWERN / LLANFIHANGEL YSTERN LLEWERN, Monmouthshire

"LLANVIHANGEL-YSTERN-LLEWERN, a parish in the hundred of Skenfreth, county Monmouth, 5 miles N.W. of Monmouth, its post town. It is situated on the river Trothy. It is chiefly used as grassland, and for the growth of fruit trees. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff, value £221. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The charities, including £9 to Thomas's school, produce about £9 per annum."

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

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-ystern-Llewern Parish; Statistics; Area 1864 acres; Population 100 males, 71 females, total 171

• Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern Parish Church     Attendance (average)  - morning 45 + 12 scholars, afternoon 40 + 6 scholars     2 services in English    A O Crawley, Curate
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• Ebenezer Chapel, Baptist      Erected 1842    Attendance - morning 27 + 10 scholars, afternoon 18 scholars, evening 33      Thomas Cobner, Minister

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 Ystum Llywern / Llanfihangel Ystern Llewern, St Michael's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1695-1739, 1754-1812	1696-1736, 1755-1811, 1813-34, 1842-1969	1695-1739, 1755-1975
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-41, 1743-6, 1748-1818, 1820-81 - records with the NLW

  [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]

Description and Travel

• Llanfihangel Ystern Llewern  - on wikipedia
• Llanfihangel Ystern Llewern - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Llanvihangel Ystern Llewern.

Maps

• 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

• View maps covering the area of this parish and places within its boundaries

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March  2011)

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