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"REDWICK, a chapelry in the parish of Magor, lower division of Caldicot hundred, county Monmouth, 7 miles S.E. of Newport, its post town, and 12 from Chepstow. The village, which is small, is situated on the Bristol Channel. The living is annexed to the vicarage* of Magor, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Thomas. The parochial charities produce about £1 per annum. There is a National school." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Bibliography

  • Jones, Malcolm. Caldicot and the villages of the Moor in old photographs : including the villages of Portskewett, Sudbrook, Rogiet, Undy, Magor and Redwick. Volume 1. Abertillery : Old Bakehouse, 1995. 128p.
  • Locock, Martin. A prehistoric trackway at Cold Harbour Pill, Redwick, Gwent. Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 8 (1997), p. 9-12..
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Churches

Anglican
St Thomas the Apostle, Redwick (Church in Wales)
Baptist
Salem Chapel, Redwick (Baptist)
Salem Chapel, Redwick (Baptist)
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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.

Redwick Chapelry, Part of the Parish of Magor; Statistics; Area 7794 acres; Population 143 males, 138 females, total 281

  • Redwick Parish Church        Attendance - morning 27 + 12 scholars   1 service in English         D Jones, Curate
  • Salem Chapel, Baptist          Erected 1832    Attendance - morning 21 + 13 scholars, evening 68       Thomas Leonard, Baptist Minister    
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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.
      Redwick, St Thomas's Church - records with the Gwent RO
      BaptismsMarriagesBurials
      1699-1721, 1785-19381719-21, 1754-1811, 1813-19691785-1813
      Bishops Transcripts1725-37, 1739, 1741-9, 1751-1879 - 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 Redwick in the County of Monmouth   - on the People's Collection Wales site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST411846 (Lat/Lon: 51.557354, -2.851467), Redwick which are provided by: