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CILGWRRWG / KILGWRRWG, Monmouthshire

"KILGWRRWG, (or Kilgooroog), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Ragland, county Monmouth, 5 miles N.W. of Chepstow, and 6 S.E. of Usk. The parish is of small extent and wholly agricultural. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £57, in the patronage of the Archdeacon of Llandaff."

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

Bibliography

• Greeves, John W H. The unique church of Kilgwrrwg, [Gwent]. Country Quest 31/9 (1991), p. 6-7.

Church History

• BBC Wales site - Living Legends - Kilgwrrwg Church.

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.

  Cilgwrrwg / Kilgwrrwg, Holy Cross Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
  1806-12	1816-1958	1774-1812
  Bishops Transcripts	1814, 1817-19, 1821-53, 1857-60 - 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 - Kilgwrrog.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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