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"PENHOW, a parish in the lower division of Caldicott hundred, county Monmouth, 7 miles N.E. of Newport, its post town, and 6 E. by S. of Caerleon. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on Prat-Pill, in Wentwood. There are some ruins of St. Maur, or Seymour's Castle, at a farm in the neighbourhood. About a third of the parish is woodland, and the remainder arable and pasture. The surface is undulating, and the soil calcareous. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £194. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Bibliography

  • Hook, Mandi. Kings, cobwebs and a castle reborn : the changing fortunes of Penhow Castle. In Britain (February 1994), p. 36-9.
  • Morgan, Charles O. Notes on Penhow Castle. Newport, 1867. 27p.
  • Morgan, Shem. Penhow through the ages. Caldicot : Penhow Millennium Committee, 2001. 32p
  • Penhow Castle : Wales' oldest lived in castle : [souvenir history & guide].Chepstow] : Penhow Castle, 1987. 16p.
  • Weeks, Stephen             Penhow Castle            Gwent Local History vol 46 1979      Welsh Journals Online
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Church History

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.

Penhow Parish; Statistics; Area 1784 acres; Population 150 males, 129 females, total 279

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  • According to Lewis 1849 it was a discharged rectory with 2 services in English. The incumbent was a R J Smith, resident
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    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.
      Pen-Hw / Penhow, St John the Baptist's Church - records with the Gwent RO
      BaptismsMarriagesBurials
      1725-19611725-19751725-1812
      Bishops Transcripts1725-1839, 1846-51, 1853-4, 1857, 1860-72, 1875, 1880-5 - records with the NLW
      [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]
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    Description & Travel

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    Gazetteers

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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.
    •  Plan of the parish of Penhow in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST411918 (Lat/Lon: 51.622221, -2.851596), Pen-Hw / Penhow which are provided by:

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