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"ST. ARVANS, a parish partly in the upper division of the hundred of Caldicott, partly in the upper division of the hundred of Ragland, in the county of Monmouth, 2 miles to the N.W. of Chepstow. It is pleasantly situated on the banks of the river Wye, which bounds the parish on the N.E., and contains the hamlet of Portcasseg. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £53, in the patronage of the Duke of Beaufort. There are ruins of two chapels, which were dedicated to SS. Kingsmark and Lawrence." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
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- Tales of the people of old St. Arvans. Chepstow : Village Books, c1990. 304p
- Williams, David H. Rogerstone Grange, St. Arvan's. Monmouthshire Antiquary 15 (1999), p. 22-32.
Chapel, St Arvans (Independent) |
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. St Arvans Parish; Statistics; Area 2309 acres; Population 198 males, 234 females, total 432
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[Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]St Arvans, St Arvan's Church - records with the Gwent RO Baptisms Marriages Banns Burials 1684-1890 1683-1917 1792-1959 1694-1912 Bishops Transcripts 1725-47, 1749-56, 1758-1824, 1826-70 - records with the NLW
- St Arvans - on wikipedia
- Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Kelly's Directory for Monmouthshire 1901 - St Arvans
- The transcription of the section for St Arvans from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from St Arvans to another place.
- 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.
- Map of the parish of St Arvans in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site
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