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DRENEWYDD GELLI-FARCH / SHIRE NEWTON, Monmouthshire

"SHIRE-NEWTON, a parish in the upper division of Caldicott hundred, county Monmouth, 4 miles W. of Chepstow, its post town, and 10 from Usk. It is situated on an eminence overlooking a fertile valley. It was formerly of more importance than at present. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £310, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket. The parochial charities produce about £4 per annum. There is a National school."

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

Bibliography

• Evans, J Daryll. From Shirenewton to Llandaff : Bishop Bleddyn's reforms. Gwent Local History 76 (1994), p. 8-12

• Webster, Janet. A bronze head of Mars from Shirenewton, Gwent. Britannia 21 (1990), p. 295-7.

Church History

• Photograph of St Thomas à Becket's Church, Shirenewton, from Phil Draper.

• Shirenewton Church site - photographs and history.

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.

  Drenewydd Gelli-Farch / Shire Newton, St Thomas à Becket's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1730-69, 1771-1971	1733-1971	1803-7, 1848-1928	1730-1955
  Bishops Transcripts	1725, 1729-38, 1740-1867, 1881-7 - 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

• Shirenewton community site - Shirenewton.org.

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Shirenewton

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 6 Oct 2009)

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