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LLANFOCHA / ST MAUGHANS, Monmouthshire

"ST. MAUGHAN'S, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Skenfreth, county Monmouth, 6 miles N.W. of Monmouth. The village is a small rustic place. The living is a perpetual curacy annexed with that of Llanfaenor to the vicarage* of Llangattock-Vibon-Avell."

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

Bibliography

• Levett, F G. The story of Skenfrith, Grosmont and St. Maughans with excursions to Llangattock-Vibon-Avel and Llanrothal. F.G. Levett, 1984. 250 leaves.

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.

St Maughan's Parish; Statistics; Area 1304 acres; Population 101 males, 92 females, total 193

• St Maughan's Parish Church      Attendance - afternoon 62            1 service in English              William Vaughan Yarworth, Officiating Minister

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.

  Llanfocha / St Maughans, St Meugan's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms & Burials	Marriages
  1733-1812	1733-1841
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-1847, 1850-73 - records with the NLW

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

Description and Travel

• St Maughans - on wikipedia
• St Maughans photographs - on geograph.org.uk
• St Maughans - on Vision of Britain

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - St Maughans.

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  - 17 April 2011)

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