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BRYNGWYN, Monmouthshire

"BRYNGWYN, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Ragland, in the county of Monmouth, 6 miles to the W. of Monmouth. Ragland is its post town. It is not far from the Coleford, Monmouth, and Usk railway. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £200, in the gift of the Earl of Abergavenny. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. There are charitable endowments for the benefit of the poor, amounting to about £10 a year."

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

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.

  Bryngwyn, St Peter's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1660-1934	1665-1738, 1751-2, 1755-1811, 1813-1970	1666-1740, 1744-70, 1772-1925
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-1823, 1826-72, 1874-92 - 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.

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Bryngwyn.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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