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CWM-IOU / CWMYOY, Monmouthshire

"CWMYOY, a parish partly in the lower division of the hundred of Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouth, and partly in the hundred of Ewyaslacy, in the county of Hereford, 5½ miles N. of Abergavenny, and 3 from the nearest station of the West Midland railway. It is situated on the river Honthy, near a branch of the river Monnow, and contains Fwthog and Bwlch-Trewyn. The country is hilly and picturesque. The parish is separated into upper and lower divisions, and extends along the borders of Herefordshire."

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

Bibliography

• Granville, Cecil. The tragedy of the Cwmyoy prisoner. Gwent Local History 75 (1993), p. 25-6.
• Lewis, J M. The Cwmyoy crucifix. Monmouthshire Antiquary 16 (2000), p. 47-50.

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.

  Cwm-iou / Cwmyoy, St Michael's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1708-92, 1798-1801, 1805-1950	1708-1971	1809-12, 1823-1958	1708-91, 1805-1976
  Bishops Transcripts	1843-67, 1873, 1875-6 - records with the NLW

  Llanddewi Nant Hodni / Llanthony, SS Mary, John the Baptist & Florence's Church (formed from Cwm-iou/Cwmyoy) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1769-98, 1813-1976	1832-7, 1866-1969	1769-94, 1813-1973
  Bishops Transcripts	1835, 1843, 1845-53, 1855-66, 1873, 1875-6 - records with the NLW

  [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]

  How delightful, having a church dedicated to St Florence! - RRL :-)

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Cwm-iou / Cwmyoy from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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