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CASNEWYDD / NEWPORT (St Woolos), Monmouthshire

"ST. WOOLLOS, a parish in the upper division of Wentllooge hundred, county Monmouth, containing the western portion of the town and borough of Newport."

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

Bibliography

• W.A.R.(author). St. Woolos' Cathedral, Newport, and the age of the Saints : (6th-8th centuries).Newport : St. Woolos Cathedral, 1988. 1 leaflet.

• A history of Newport. Newport, Gwent : Newport Borough Council, [1985] 32p.

• Berry, Stephen. 100 years of worship at London Street, Newport, 1890-1990 : a short historical survey. Newport, Gwent : Emmanuel Congregational Church, 1990. 16p.

• Bibliography of Newport Borough. Cwmbran : Gwent County Library, 1986. 326p.

• Buckingham, Mike. Through the century's eye : pictures of Newport 1850 to 1939 : from the collection of Newport Museum and Art Gallery : a personal selection by Mike Buckingham and Richard Frame.pictures of Newport 1850 to 1939 : from the collection of Newport Museum and Art Gallery. Newport : Borough of Newport, [1997?] 77p.

• Davis, Jack. One hundred years of Newport rugby. Risca : Starling Press Ltd, 1974. 283p.

• Dawson, Alex. Newport, West of the river. Stroud : Chalford Publishing, 1995. 128p.

• Evans, John L. The Viking raid on St. Woolos. Gwent Local History. No. 90 (spring 2001), p. 3-7.

• Freeman, David. Tredegar House, Newport, Gwent. Newport : Newport Borough Council, Leisure Services Department, [1982?] 31p.

• Gray, Madeleine. Bradney and the hundred of Newport. Gwent Local History 62 (1987), p. 17-18.

• Gray, Madeleine. Bradney's 'Hundred of Newport'. Gwent Local History 74 (1993), p. 11-15.

• Heaton, P M. The 'Usk' ships. : history of a Newport shipping venture. Risca : Starling Press, 1982. 88p.

• Hockey, Primrose. Newport and Monmouthshire Literary Club. Gwent Local History 65 (1988), p. 26-9.

• Hornsey, Brian. Ninety years of cinema in Newport (Gwent). Stamford : Fuchsiaprint, c1994. 12p.

• Images of Newport. Derby : Breedon Books, 1995. 192p.

• Johns, W N. Historical traditions and facts relating to Newport and Caerleon. Newport : Printed and published by W. N. Johns, 1880. 86p.

• Jones, David. The last rising : the Newport insurrection of 1839. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1985,1986(printing) 273p.

• Jones, David. Newport Transporter Bridge : a pictorial history. Zaltbommel ; Cwmbran : European Library in association with Gwent County Council, c1994. 78p.

• Jones, Herbert G. Memories of Newport Castle as a brewery. Gwent Local History 65 (1988), p. 17-18.

• Jones, Jean. Life in Newport around the 1st World War and twenties. Gwent Family History Society Journal 37 (1994), p. 46-7.

• Jones, Keith B. The religious climate of the Chartist insurrection at Newport, Monmouthshire, 4th November, 1839 : expressions of evangelicalism. Journal of Welsh Religious History 5 (1997), p. 57-71.

• Knight, Cliff V. Pillgwenlly, Newport. Newport : Starling, c1983. 133p.

• Knight, Jeremy K. Newport Castle. Monmouthshire Antiquary 7 (1991), p. 17-42.

• Lewis, C Roy. Housing areas in the industrial town : a case study of Newport, Gwent, 1850-1880. National Library of Wales Journal 24 (1985/86), p. 118-46.

• Maggs, Colin. Newport trams. Dorset : Oakwood Press, 1977. 60p.

• Matthews, James. Historic Newport. Newport, Gwent : Newport County Borough Council, 1996. 266p.

• Millinship, William. Thomas and Tom Spittle : Newport ironmasters 1854-1940. Gwent Local History 83 (1997), p. 34-50.

• Newport County Football Club 1912-1960. Stroud : Chalford, 1997. 128p.

• Newport neighbourhoods. Newport : Gwent College of Higher Education, 1982. 64p.

• Roderick, Alan. The tower that Jasper built : [St. Woolos' Cathedral]. Country Quest 30/10 (1990), p. 8-9.

• Roderick, Alan. The pubs of Newport. Newport, Newport : Handpost, 1997. 265p.

• Roderick, Alan. Newport kaleidoscope. Newport, Gwent : Handpost, c1994. 238p.

• St. Julian's Methodist Church, Newport, Gwent : 90th anniversary 1902-1992. 1992. 12p.

• The County Borough of Newport, Monmouthshire, visitors guide. Cheltenham : Burrow, [1973]

• Thomas, David B. Trams and buses of Newport, 1845 to 1981 : a complete history of street public transport in Newport, Gwent, South Wales. Risca : Starling Press, 1982. 104p.

• Thomas, E A. Newport transport : 80 years of service. Newport (Newport, Wales) : Newport Borough Council 1981.48p.

• Underwood, Terry. "The way we were" in Newport : a pictorial record of Newport from the beginning of the century up to nineteen fifty : a collection of photographs and memories of the town and its people of yesteryear. Newport, Gwent : Terry Underwood, 1981. 189p.

• Underwood, Terry. Once upon a time in Newport. Newport, Gwent : Terry Underwood, 1995. 271p.

• Underwood, Terry. Time to remember, time to forget : the story of Newport in the war years. Newport, Gwent : Terry Underwood, 1996. 131p.

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• Williams, Chris. History, heritage and commemoration : Newport, 1839-1989. Llafur 6/1 (1992), p. 5-16.

• Wilson, John. Art and society in Newport : James Flewitt Mullock and the Victorian achievement. Newport, Gwent : Newport Museum and Art Gallery, c1993. 69p.

• Wybron, Norman. The Chartists of Blaenau Gwent : an account of the part they played in the march in Newport on the 3rd-4th November 1839. [Newport] : Kerin Publications, 1989. 49p.

Church History

• St Woollos Church c 1861 - picture from The Book of South Wales the Wye and the Coast by Mr & Mrs S C Hall.

• Sacred Places of Wales site - St Woolos Cathedral.

• City of Newport site - St Woolos Cathedral.

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.

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Woolos's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1702-42, 1769-1931	1702-49, 1754-1930	1795-1807	1702-43, 1769-1882
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-75, 1777-1837, 1843-50, 1852-87 - records with the NLW

  Casnewydd / Newport, All Saints Church (formed from St Woolos 1899) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1898-1952	1899-1978	1899-1908, 1913-62

  Casnewydd / Newport, Holy Trinity Church (formed from St Woolos 1864) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1852-7, 1864-1975	1862-1975	1887-1956, 1960-7
  Bishops Transcripts	1864-84 - records with the NLW

  Casnewydd / Newport, St John Evangelist & St Mary's Church (formed from Eglwys y Drindod/Christchurch 1860) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages
  1866-1975 (St. Mary 1899-1952)	1861-1977 (St. Mary 1949-52)

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Mark's Church (formed from St Woolos 1875) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1875-1968	1875-1971	1932-46

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Matthew's Church (formed from St John Evangelist 1911) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1896-1938	1911-71	1911-74

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Paul's Church (formed from St Woolos 1839) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages
  1837-1927	1840-1930

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Stephen's Church (formed from Holy Trinity 1921) - records with the Gwent RO

  Baptisms

  1884-95

  [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

• Welcome to the City of Newport.

• BBC Wales - Newport Life.

• BBC Wales - Newport Transporter Bridge.

• BBC Wales - Newport City centre.

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Newport.

• The Caerleon.net website has a Description of Newport from The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce and Manufacture. 1791.

• Monmouthshire Family History - Mike John's site with an extract of Kelly's Name & Trade Directory for Newport in 1848.

• Monmouthshire Family History - Mike John's site with an extract of John's Newport Directory 1880.

Gazetteers

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

History

• The Sacred Places of Wales site - Westgate Square, scene of the 1839 Chartist uprising.

Maps

Military History

• Excavation of a medieval ship, discovered off the coast of Newport in 2002 - The Newport Ship.

• 'Castle Wales' site - Newport Castle.

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 27 March 2009)

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