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Maesycwmmer

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"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]

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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.
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Church History

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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.
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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History

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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.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST155945 (Lat/Lon: 51.642928, -3.222562), Maesycwmmer which are provided by: