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MATHARN / MATHERN, Monmouthshire

"MATHERNE, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Caldicott, county Monmouth, 2 miles S. of Chepstow, its post town, and 14 from Newport. It is situated on Matherne Pill, at which place the river Wye joins the Severn. A house called Monks Court is partly of the 15th century, and was inhabited by the bishops of Llandaff until 1706, but it is now converted into a farmhouse."

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

Bibliography

• Davies, E T. A history of the parish of Mathern. Mathern : Mathern Parochial Church Council, 1990. 68p.

• Denison, Keith M. Mathern : history from the parish registers. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1977. 24p.

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.

  Matharn / Mathern, St Theodoric's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1576-1630, 1656, 1661, 1663-4, 1669-1739, 1742-92	1565-1632, 1644-7, 1651, 1676, 1680, 1684-1739, 1754-1835	1819-35	1565-1645, 1664-7, 1676, 1679-80, 1684-1739, 1742-92
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-34, 1736-43, 1745-9, 1751-2, 1754-1826, 1828-76 - 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 - Mathern.

Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for Matherne from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 30 March 2009)

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