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LLANEIRWG / ST MELLONS, Monmouthshire
"ST. MELLONS, a parish in the hundred of Wentllooge, county Monmouth, 3½ miles N.N.E. of Cardiff, and 7 S.W. of Newport. It is situated on the river Romney, and is a small agricultural village. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff, value with the curacy of Llanedarn, £160, in the patronage of the bishop and chapter, who, with the Dean and Chapter of Bristol, are the appropriators. The church is an ancient structure. The charities produce about £15 per annum."
[Description(s) from
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
- Bielski, Alison -
The story of St Mellons. Port Talbot : Alun, c1985. 114p.
- Blockley, Kevin -
Archaeological notes: 'The Ton', St Mellons, Cardiff (ST 2280 8131). Morgannwg, 41 (1997), 81-85.
- Magor and St Mellons Rural District Official Guide. Carshalton : Home Publishing, [1971] 24p
- Neal, Marjorie et al. -
Rumney & St Mellons, A History of two Villages. Compiled by Marjorie Neal, Sylvia Atherton, Marilyn Nurse, Allen Hambly & Sam Parker. First published: August 2005. © 2005 Rumney and District Local History Society. Information provided by Robert Gatheridge.
- Phillips, Roger -
From London to St. Mellons in 1809. Gwent Local History 64 (1988), p. 23-6
- Williams, Russell -
St. Mellons Baptist Church, 1794-1994: tracing the history of the church in its bicentenary year. Evangelical Magazine of Wales, 33/3 (1994), p. 12-13.
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 Mellons Parish; Statistics; Area 2574 acres; Population 324 males, 313 females, total 637
- St Mellons Parish Church Attendance - morning 27 2 (?) services, 1 in Welsh Edward Jenkins, Vicar
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- Bethania, Calvinistic Methodist Erected 1820 Attendance - morning 109, afternoon 70, evening 141 Philp Roberts, Deacon, Mill Farm
- Soar, Independent Erected 1837 Attendance - morning 31, afternoon 30 scholars, evening 60 Thomas Jones, Minister
- Caersalem Baptist Erected 1830 Attendance - morning 90 + 60 scholars, evening 200 David Evans, Minister
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.
| Llaneirwg / St Mellons, St Mellon's Church - records with the NLW |
| Baptisms |
Marriages |
Burials |
Baptisms/Marriages/Burials |
| 1722-1900 |
1722-1844 |
1722-1904 |
1717-20 in PR Llanedern/Llanedeyrn (GLA) |
| Bishops Transcripts |
1725-75, 1777-1844, 1846-61, 1864-9 - records with the NLW |
[Details as published in
The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]
- 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
(Last updated - Gareth Hicks - 2 August 2012)
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