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ST ARVANS, Monmouthshire

"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)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Bibliography

• 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.

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.

  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

  [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.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for St Arvans from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 30 March 2009)

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