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Tre'r-Gaer / Tregare

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"TREGARE, a parish in the lower division of Ragland hundred, county Monmouth, 6 miles S.W. of Monmouth, its post town, and 2 from Ragland. The living is a curacy annexed to the vicarage of Dingestow, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is old. The parochial charities produce about £24 per annum."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Church History

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 built after 1851.

Tregare Parish; Statistics; Area 2387 acres; Population 166 males, 159 females, total 325

  • Tregare Parish Church                Attendance - evening 66          1 service in English             Thomas Morgan, Vicar, Dingestow Vicarage
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Church Records

See the Monmouthshire county page for links to online 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.
    Tre'r-Gaer / Tregare, St Mary's Church - records with the NLW
    BaptismsMarriagesBannsBurials
    1751-19831751-18371914-821751-1984
    Bishops Transcripts1725-36, 1738-1818, 1820-65, 1867-77 - records with the NLW
    [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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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.
  • Map of Tregare parish in the County of Monmouth   - on the People's Collection Wales site

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO419112 (Lat/Lon: 51.796244, -2.843442), Tre'r-Gaer / Tregare which are provided by: