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CHAPEL HILL (Abaty Tyndyrn / Tintern Abbey), Monmouthshire

"CHAPEL HILL, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Ragland, in the county of Monmouth, 4 miles N. of Chepstow, its post and railway town. It is situated on the river Wye. In the vicinity is the celebrated Tintern Abbey, which was founded by Walter de Clare in 1141. The inhabitants are chiefly iron-workers and agriculturists. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £60, in the patronage of the Duke of Beaufort. The charities produce about £63 per annum."

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

Cemeteries

• The Tintern Village Web Site Book of Remembrance and Roll of Honour. The former lists entries of Burials from 1813 for Tintern Parva, and from 1880 for Chapel Hill.

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.

  Chapel Hill (Abaty Tyndyrn / Tintern Abbey), St Mary's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1695-1957	1695-1970	1695-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-1828, 1830-69 - 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 Chapel Hill from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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