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LLANBEDR GWYNLLWG / PETERSTONE WENTLLOOG, Monmouthshire

"PETERSTONE, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Wentllooge, county Monmouth, 6 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town, and the same distance from Cardiff. The village, which is small, is situated on the Bristol Channel. The impropriate tithes, belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Bristol, have been commuted for a rent-charge of £130, and those of the perpetual curate for one of £25. The appropriate glebe comprises 63 acres. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £57, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient edifice, with a lofty tower supported by buttresses. It was erected at the expense of Fitzhamon's daughter Maud."

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

Church History

• Photograph of St Peter's Church, Peterstone Wentlooge 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.

  Llanbedr Gwynllwg / Peterstone Wentlloog, St Peter's Church - records with the NLW
  Marriages	Marriages
  1754-1812, 1845-1954	1754-1812, 1845-1954
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-75, 1777-92, 1794-1865 - 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 - Peterstone.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 28 March 2009)

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