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LLANFIHANGEL-Y-FEDW / MICHAELSTON-Y-FEDW, Monmouthshire

"MICHAELSTONE-Y-FEDW, a parish partly in the upper division of the hundred of Wentllooge, county Monmouth, and partly in the hundred of Caerphilly, county Glamorgan, 5 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town, and 7 from Cardiff. It is situated on the river Rumney, and contains Llan-fedw. The parish is of small extent, but the village is neatly built. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £500. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities produce about £75 per annum, of which £64 goes to a school, endowed by the late Rev. Dr. Tate."

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

Church History

See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re St Michael's Church

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.

Michaelstone-y-vedw Parishconsisting of Michaelstone-y-vedw and Llanvedw (Glamorgan); Statistics; Area 3433 acres; Population 286 males, 258 females, total 544

• Michaelstone-y-vedw
• Michaelstone-y-vedw Parish Church     Attendance - morning 58, afternoon 35      2 services in English     George Brind, Churchwarden
• Llanvedw Hamlet (in Glamorgan)
• No returns

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-Y-Fedw / Michaelston-y-Fedw, St Michael's Church - records with the Glam RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1660-1713, 1742-1926	1660-1715, 1743-1983	1754-1812, 1821-3	1658-1714, 1734, 1742-1967
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-75, 1777-1886, 1889-91 - records with the NLW

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

Description and Travel

• Michaelston-y-Fedw - on wikipedia
• Michaelston-y-Fedw Community site
• Michaelston-y-Fedw photographs - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Michaelstone y Vedw.

History

• Roll of Honour WWI Memorial - Michaelston-y-Fedw

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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