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TREFDDYN / TREVETHIN, Monmouthshire

"TREVETHAN, a parish in the upper division of Abergavenny hundred, county Monmouth, 7 miles from Usk, and 1 mile from Pontypool. It is situated near the Brecon and Monmouthshire canals and the river Afon Llwyd. The parish contains the townships of Aberyschan, Pontnewydd, and Pont-y-pool, the last being a polling place for the county and a petty sessions town. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries, lime-pits, and extensive iron-works, chiefly at Pont-y-pool [which see]."

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

Bibliography

• A living in Torfaen : memories of life in Pontypool, Cwmbran and Blaenafon. Pontypool : Village Publishing, 1993. 92p.

• Abersychan & Garndiffaith Local History Group : [journal]. Issue No. 1 (spring 1996)-

• David, Jonathan. The GWR's neglected main line : [Pontypool to Neath]. Welsh Railway Archive 1 (1991), p. 99-102.

• Davies, John. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Pontnewydd : a sketch of its history from its formation in 1740 up to 1891. Newport [Gwent] : John E. Southall, 1908. 69p.

• Foster, Brian. Abersychan Ironworks 1827-1884. Gwent Local History. No. 91 (autumn 2001), p. 19-53.

• Greene, W H. An extinct manufacture : the old Pontypool Japan-ware. St. Sampson : Toucan, 1986. 14p.

• John, W D. Pontypool and Usk japanned wares. Newport : Ceramic Book Company, 1966.

• Kenrick, G S. The population of Pontypool and the parish of Trevethin ... : a lecture delivered on Tuesday evening, March 17, 1840 at the Mechanics Institution, Pontypool. London : Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1840. 41p.

• Madgin, Hugh. The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway. Railway World (April 1994), p. 28-30.

• Palmer, Marilyn. The steam engines at Glyn Pits Colliery, Pontypool : an archaeological investigation. Industrial Archaeology Review 13 (1990), p. 7-34.

• Pontypool remembered : a pictorial collection. Cwmbran : Village Publishing, 1984. 62p.

• Pontypool's pride : the official history of Pontypool Rugby Football Club, 1868-1988. Abertillery : Old Bakehouse, 1988. 300p.

• Roden, Bryan. Pictorial memories of old Abersychan : including Talywain, Garndiffaith and Varteg. Abertillery : Old Bakehouse Publications, 2000. 128p.

• Roden, Bryan. Pictorial memories of old Pontypool : including Pontnewydd, Griffithstown, New Inn and Sebastopol. Vol.1 . Abertillery : Old Bakehouse Publications, 1999. 128p. Also Vol 2, 2000.

• "See you in the park in August ..." : bygone scenes of Pontypool and the surrounding villages. Old Cwmbran : Village Publishing, c1986. 64p.

• Shaw, Marguerite. A scrapbook of Abersychan : Talywaun, Garndiffaith and Varteg 1832 to 1982. Tal-y-waun] : Marguerite Shaw, 1982. 46p.

• Shaw, Marguerite. A second scrapbook of Abersychan, Talywain, Garndiffaith, Varteg and Cwmavon. Tal-y-waun] : Marguerite Shaw, [1985] 48p.

• Shaw, Marguerite. A third scrapbook of Abersychan : Talywain, Garndiffaith, Varteg and Cwmavon. [Pontypool] : Marguerite Shaw, 1986. 52p.

• Stainer, K. The colliery fatality at Abersychan : a report from the Free Press of Monmouthshire August/September 1895. Gwent Family History Society Journal. No. 68 (Dec. 2002), p. 20.

• Takel, Ronald E. The British Ironworks, Abersychan. Gwent Local History 87 (1999), p. 32-7.

• Thorne, Dylis. Crane Street Baptist church, Pontypool, 1836-1986. Pontypool] : [Crane Street Baptist Church], [1986] 40p.

• Walkinshaw, David. Local register : or, chronology of Pontypool and the neighbourhood from the earliest period. 4th ed. Pontypool : David Walkinshaw, 1875.

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.

  Trefddyn / Trevethin, St Cadocus's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1665-1709, 1726-1939	1655-1709, 1726-1923	1823-55, 1891-1903, 1907-46	1655-1709, 1726-1933
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1725-1844 - records with the NLW (see also Blaenafon/Blaenavon)

  Abersychan, St Thomas's Church (formed from Trefddyn/Trevethin 1844) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1835-1901	1844-1915	1889-1902, 1920-31 (Garndiffaith 1922-63)	1835-95
  Bishops Transcripts	see Trefddyn/Trevethin

  Crymlyn / Crumlin, Unknown Dedication (formed from Pen-maen + Llanhiledd/Llanhilleth + Trefddyn/Trevethin + Mynyddislwyn 1921) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages
  1845-1940	1904-40

  Pontnewynydd, St Luke's Church (formed from Trefddyn/Trevethin 1845) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1845-1954	1845-1971	1936-47, 1957-71
  Bishops Transcripts	1857-63, 1866, 1868-9, 1871 - 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

• Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway.

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Abersychan.

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Pontypool.

Gazetteers

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

Maps

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 30 March 2009)

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