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MAERUN / MARSHFIELD, Monmouthshire

"MARSHFIELD, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Wentllooge, county Monmouth, 5 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town, and 7 from Cardiff: It has a station on the Great Western line of railway. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £176, and the vicarial for one of £48. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £52, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is a large and ancient structure with stone stalls."

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

Bibliography

• Smith, David. Marshfield : an historical account and personal recollections of the life and times of a Great Western main line station. Welsh Railway Archive Supplement to Vol 1 (March 1994), p. 2-48.

Church History

• Photograph of St Mary's Church, Marshfield from Phil Draper.

Church 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.

  Maerun / Marshfield, St Mary's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1653-1713, 1715-27, 1732-5, 1742-1938	1653-1713, 1715-27, 1732-5, 1742-1913	1824-1952	1653-1713, 1715-27, 1732-5, 1742-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-1867 - records with the NLW

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

• Baptisms, Marriages and Burials - Mike John's transcriptions of selected parish records.

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Marshfield.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Maerun / Marshfield from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 30 March 2009)

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