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ROGGIET, Monmouthshire

"ROGGIETT, a parish in the lower division of Caldicott hundred, county Monmouth, 6 miles S.W. of Chepstow, its post town, and 10 from Usk. The village consists of a few scattered houses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £65 17s. The living is a rectory united with that of Ifton, in the diocese of Llandaff, joint value £390."

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

Bibliography

• Gant, Robert Dr.           Rogiet: a Study in Social Geography             Gwent Local History vol 45 1978         Welsh Journals Online

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.

Roggiet Parish; Statistics; Area 2905 acres; Population 38 males, 22 females, total 60

• Rogiett cum Ifton Parish Church         Attendance - (average) morning 30/40 + 20 scholars     1 service in English    Richard Williams, Rector

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.

  Roggiet, St Mary's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1752-1960	1754-1811, 1814-38	1825-78, 1898-1946	1750-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-1867 - records with the NLW

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

Description and Travel

• Roggiet - on Vision of Britain
• Rogiet - on wikipedia
• Rogiet - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Roggiett.

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  - 3 Oct 2012)

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