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Monmouthshire Towns & Parishes

CAS-GWENT / CHEPSTOW, Monmouthshire

"CHEPSTOW, a parish, seaport, and market town, in the upper division of the hundred of Caldicott, in the county of Monmouth. It is situated in a beautiful spot on the right bank of the river Wye, 135 miles by road and 141½ by the Great Western and South Wales railways from London. Anciently the town was strongly fortified, and the fine ruins of its Norman castle, Castellum de Estrighoiel, or Striguil, of Domesday, are still in existence, and partially occupied. This castle is said to have been built about the time of the Conquest by W. Fitz-Osborne, Earl of Hereford; the Duke of Beaufort, who takes the title of Baron Herbert from it, inherits it through the Clares and Plantagenets."

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

Archives and Libraries

• Chepstow Museum

  See also Museums in Monmouthshire

Bibliography

• Barnes, John. The story of the Army Apprentices' College Chepstow 1923-1983 : a brief history. Chepstow : Beachley, 1983. 152p.

• Brunel's tubular suspension bridge over the River Wye : reprint of the 1856 pamphlet, with additional illustrations and notes. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1970. 16p.

• Chepstow in old photographs. Chepstow : Chepstow Museum, [1981?] 60p

• Clash, Hilary. The history of the George Inn, Chepstow. Gwent Local History 64 (1988), p. 4-12.
• Harris, John P. The Priory and Parish Church of St. Mary Chepstow. Chepstow : Published by the Vicar and Parochial Church Council of Chepstow, [1997] 14p.

• Hensley, E J. St. Mary's Church, Chepstow. Weston-Super-Mare : printed by The Mendip Press, 1905. 23p.

• Holding, Iris. Chepstow Baptist Church. Gwent Family History Society Journal 37 (1994), p. 40-1.

• Knight, Jeremy K. Chepstow Castle. Cardiff : Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments, 1986. 44p.

• Rainsbury, Ann. Chepstow and the River Wye in old photographs : from the Severn to Tintern. Gloucester : Sutton, 1989. 160p.

• Reflections : published to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of The Chepstow Society 1948-1998. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, c1998. 64p.

• The Parish & Priory Church of St. Mary, Chepstow : guide. Chepstow : Church of Saint Mary, [198-] 12p.

• The stranger's illustrated guide to Chepstow and its neighbourhood; with copious notices of Tintern Abbey, Wyndcliff...London : T.P. Farrar, 1846. 54p.

• Waters, Ivor. Chepstow town gate. Chepstow : Chepstow Town Council, 1986. 12p.

• Waters, Ivor. Leather and oak bark at Chepstow. Chepstow : The Chepstow Society, 1970. 32p.
• Waters, Ivor. The town of Chepstow. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1972. 38p.
• Waters, Ivor. Chepstow clock and watch makers. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1972. 12p.

• Waters, Ivor. Inns and taverns of Chepstow and the Lower Wye Valley. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1975. 34p.

• Waters, Ivor. Chepstow theatres. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1975. 20p.

• Waters, Ivor. Chepstow road bridges. Chepstow : The author, 1980. 19p.

• Waters, Ivor. Chepstow Street Literature and Ephemera. Chepstow : The Moss Rose Press, 1989. 120p.

• Waters, Ivor. Chepstow packets. Chepstow : Moss Rose, 1983. 139p.

• Waters, Ivor. A Chepstow notebook. Chepstow : Moss Rose Press, 1980. 240p.

• Waters, Ivor. Chepstow printers and newspapers. Chepstow : Moss Rose, c1981. 86p.

• Waters, Ivor. Turnpike roads : the Chepstow and New Passage turnpike districts. Chepstow : Moss Rose Press, 1985. 60p.

• Waters, Ivor. The port of Chepstow. Chepstow : Moss Rose, 1989. 107p.

• Waters, Ivor. Chepstow scrapbook. Chepstow : Moss Rose Press, 1986. 125p.

• Waters, Ivor. Mounton Valley paper mills near Chepstow. Chepstow : Moss Rose Press, 1987. 43p.

• Waters, Mercedes. Changing Chepstow. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1970. 32p.

• Waters, Mercedes. In and around Chepstow. Chepstow : Moss Rose, c1983. 51 leaves.

• Wiles, Eric. Chepstow and the Chartists. Chepstow : Chepstow Society, 1985. 12p.

• Wood, James G. The lordship, castle & town of Chepstow, otherwise Striguil : with an appendix on the lordship of Caerleon. Newport, Mon. : Mullock & Sons, 1910. 90p.

Church History

• Churches Together in Chepstow & District.

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.

  Cas-Gwent / Chepstow, St Mary's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Marriages	Banns	Bap/Bur
  1595-1611, 1695-1925	1779-1813, 1912-26, 1953-66	1595-1757, 1761-1924
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-30, 1732-63, 1765-1812, 1875-96 - 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.

Description and Travel

• Information about Chepstow Library, Museum &c. - Chepstow - Community Web Site

• Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy site on Chepstow - lots of photographs etc.

• BBC Wales - Chepstow Life

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Cas-Gwent / Chepstow from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

History

• Chepstow Archaelogical Society

Maps

Military History

• 'Castle Wales' site - Chepstow Castle.

Newspapers

• Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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