GENUKI: Pontnewydd-ar-Wy / Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire

Nearby places

Radnorshire

Contents

PONTNEWYDD-AR-WY / NEWBRIDGE-ON-WYE

Bibliography
Church History
Church Records
Description and Travel
History
Land and Property
Maps
Public Records

Bibliography

Hinchcliffe, J B. 120 views of Builth Wells : Llandrindod Wells, Elan Valley Waterworks, Llanwrtyd Wells, Llangammarch Wells, Newbridge-on-Wye, Rhayader etc. Builth Wells : J.B. Hinchliffe, [1909] 36p
Slater, F M. Newbridge-on-Wye : a brief guide for visitors. [Newbridge-on-Wye] : University of Wales College of Cardiff, 1990. 42p

**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.

No entry for this parish as it wasn't created until 1882

Church Records

An ecclesisatical parish formed out of Llanafan Fawr, Breconshire and Llanllyr/Llanyre, Radnorshire in 1882

Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts for this parish is given on the Powys Archives page Radnorshire parish registers

As a guide only, the principal extant parochial church records for this parish span the dates shown below (as detailed in Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 2000) but exact current holdings should be confirmed with the individual Archives;

Baptisms 1883-1966; Marriages 1883-1982; Burials 1884-1992; Banns 1883-1996
Parish Registers, or copies, for all or part of these dates are held at the NLW and/or Powys Archives.
Bishops Transcripts - none detailed

Description and Travel

Newbridge-on-Wye Linear Walk - on BBC Wales

History

Newbridge-on-Wye War Memorial - on the Roll of Honour site

Letter from the Cambrian Steam Bakery, Newbridge-on-Wye, 1915 - on the Gathering the Jewels site

Land and Property

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

Venables-Llewelyn collection, Llysdinam Estate 1781-1979 "The Llysdinam estate was owned by the Venables family of Llysdinam, Newbridge-on-Wye, Brecknockshire, which descended from Joseph Venables of Llysdinam, who married Elizabeth Davies in 1723. ................."