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LLANFRECHFA, Monmouthshire

"LLANFRECHFA, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Usk, county Monmouth, 5 miles S.E. of Pontypool, and 2 from Caerleon, its post town. A tributary of the river Usk flows through the parish. The workhouse for the Pontypool Poor-law Union is situated here. Woollen goods are manufactured. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £85, in the patronage of the dean and chapter. The charities amount to about £5 per annum."

[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.

  Llanfrechfa, All Saints Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1727-1971	1727-1963	1763-1804, 1839-1965	1727-68, 1777-1958
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-41, 1743-1852, 1854-68, 1870-4 including Cwmbran from 1860 - records with the NLW

  Griffithstown, St Hilda's Church (formed from Llanfrechfa + Pant-teg/Panteg 1898) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1888-1961	1888-1971	1888-1949

  [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 - Llanfrechfa Lower.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Llanfrechfa from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 29 March 2009)

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