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"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)
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- Evans, J Daryll. From Shirenewton to Llandaff : Bishop Bleddyn's reforms. Gwent Local History 76 1994 Welsh Journals Online
- Webster, Janet. A bronze head of Mars from Shirenewton, Gwent. Britannia 21 (1990), p. 295-7.
Chapel, Gaer-Llwydd (Baptist) |
Chapel, Shirenewton (Wesleyan Methodist) |
Earlswood Methodist Church, Earlswood Common (United Methodist) |
Friends' Meeting House & Burial Ground, Shirenewton (Quaker) |
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. Shire-Newton Parish; Statistics; Area 3544 acres; Population 508 males, 425 females, total 933
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- Shirenewton Church site - photographs and history.
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[Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]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
- Shirenewton Community Council.
- Shirenewton - on wikipedia
- Shirenewton, The Old Post Office - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Drenewydd Gelli-Farch / Shire Newton to another place.
- 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.
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