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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

• Photograph of St Michael's Church, and Photograph of St Michael's Church (The Font), Michaelstone Y Fedw, 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.

  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]

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

Directories

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

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 29 March 2009)

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