Llanfarthin / Llanmartin
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"LLANMARTIN, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Caldicott, county Monmouth, 5 miles E. of Newport, its post town and railway station, and 10 from Chepstow. It includes the hamlet of Llandevand. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Llandaff, value with that of Wilerick annexed, £250. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel. The parish is entitled to send two pensioners to the almshouses at Chepstow." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
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Church History
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Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by I.G Jones, & D. Williams. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants. Check with Gwent RO to see what extant records are held, and possible names of chapels/churches established after 1851. Llanmartin, with Llandevaud, Parish; Statistics; Area 941 acres; Population 108 males, 93 females, total 201
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Church Records
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[Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]Llanfarthin / Llanmartin, St Martin's Church - records with the Gwent RO Baptisms & Burials Marriages 1813-1979 1839-1970 Bishops Transcripts 1725-44, 1746-1801, 1803-17, 1819-76 - records with the NLW
Description and Travel
- Llanmartin - on wikipedia
- Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site
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Gazetteers
- The transcription of the section for Llanfarthin / Llanmartin from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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Historical Geography
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History
- Miller, Amos C. Sir William Morgan of Pencoed: 'A Man Much to be Accounted of'. (NLW's site) Welsh History Review 9
Maps
- Family Search have an interactive map called "England and Wales Jurisdictions 1851" showing parish (and other) boundaries with optional background maps such as Ordnance Survey. There is also a Search facility, do read the guidance notes to get maximum benefit from this useful resource. See here for further background information to assist in the interpretation of this data
- Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348. Here is a gazetteer/finding aid plus a set of overview maps to accurately identify the position of parishes within the county.
- Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Plan of the parish of Lanmartin in the County of Monmouth
- Plan of the hamlet of Landevaud in the parish of Lanmartin and County of Monmouth
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST399896 (Lat/Lon: 51.601971, -2.869492), Llanfarthin / Llanmartin which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Schools
Llandevaud School showing the Master (Mr. Jones) and pupils, late 19th century - on the People's Collection Wales site
