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MAESYCWMMER

"MAES-Y-CWMMER is a hamlet of the parish of Bedwas, 4½ miles north, and partly included in the ecclesiastical parish of Mynyddysluyn, and has a chapel of ease of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, porch and a bell turret, containing one bell: there are 200 sittings. The Rev. J.A. Williams is curate-in-charge. Here are Baptist, Welsh Congregational and Calvinistic Methodist chapels."

[Description(s) from Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire & S Wales, 1895]

Cemeteries

• Monumental Inscriptions (on microfiche) for the following burial grounds::
  • Church of All Saints
  • Zoar Methodist Church
  • Tabor United Reformed Church
  are available from the Glamorgan Family History Society. Please visit their website for information on how to purchase.

Church History

• Tabor Congregational Church, Maesycwmmer - transcription of a booklet commemorating its Centenary, 1829 - 1929, provided by Sandra Croushore-Rooke.
• Tabor Congregational Church, Maesycwmmer (alternative layout) transcription of a booklet commemorating its Centenary, 1829 - 1929, provided by Sandra Croushore-Rooke.

• See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re Tabor Congregational Chapel, Tabor Rd, Maesycwmmer

Church Records

See the Monmouthshire county page for links to online records

• Maesycwmmer - Records of Tabor Congregational Chapel and United Reformed Church held at Glamorgan Record Office - with biographical notes.

Description and Travel

• Maesycwmmer - on wikipedia
• Maesycwmmer - on caerphilly.gov.uk
• Maesycwmmer photographs - on geograph.org.uk

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  - 2 Jan 2012)

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