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"BASSALEG, a parish in the upper and lower divisions of the hundred of Wentllooge, in the county of Monmouth, 3 miles to the W. of Newport. It is situated on the river Ebw, and contains the hamlets of Duffryn, Craig, and Rogerstope. It is a station on the Western Valleys branch of the Monmouthshire railway. The Monmouthshire canal passes through the parish." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
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- Bassaleg recollections : of Harry Charles Harris, Joan Lougher, F. Joseph Broom, Grosvenor & Dorothy Harris, Robin Williams, excerpts from Between Mountain & Marsh by J. Antony F. Pickford (1946), Gwilym's garden-third edition enlarged (1892) by Gwilym Maesaleg . Newport, Gwent : Starling, 1983. 107p.
Coplestone-Crowe, B. The foundation of the priories of Bassaleg and Malpas in the twelfth century. Monmouthshire Antiquary 14 (1998), p. 1-13.
Fairoak Nurseries, Bassaleg, Records, day books, 1896-1914; ledgers, 1910-1930; cash books, 1910-1922; miscellaneous, 1910-c.1980 See Archives Hub
| St Anne, High Cross (Church in Wales) |
| St Basil, Bassaleg (Church in Wales) |
| St John, Rogerstone (Church in Wales) |
| Bethel Chapel, Pentre-Poeth (Baptist) |
| Bethesda Chapel, Rogerstone (Baptist) |
| Cefn Wood Baptist, Rogerstone (Baptist) |
| Chapel, Penylan (Baptist) |
| Mission Room, Rogerstone (Baptist) |
| Ebenezer Chapel, Basaleg (Independent) |
| Tabernacle Chapel, Rhiwderyn (Independent) |
| Chapel, Pentre-Poeth (Methodist) |
| Chapel, Rogerstone (Primitive Methodist) |
| Chapel, Rogerstone (Wesleyan Methodist) |
| Church, Rogerstone (Methodist) |
| Ysgoldy Chapel, Pentre-Poeth (Methodist) |
| Church, Rogerstone (Roman Catholic) |
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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 built after 1851. Bassaleg parish; consisting of the hamlets of Duffryn, Graig and Rogerstone. Parish statistics; Area 6955 acres; Population 1095 males, 1067 females, total 2159
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See John Ball's site Welsh Churches and Chapels Collection for a photograph/data re
- St Basil's Church
- Bethel Baptist Chapel, Penylan Rd, Pentre-poeth
Bassaleg Church - on People's Collection Wales
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.
[Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]Basaleg / Bassaleg, St Basil's Church - records with the Gwent RO Baptisms Marriages Banns Burials 1742-62, 1768-1908 1743-1922 1933-50 1742-62, 1768-1922 Bishops Transcripts 1725-31, 1735-75, 1777-1876 - records with the NLW
- The transcription of the section for Basaleg / Bassaleg from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Basaleg / Bassaleg 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.
- Plan of the parish of Bassalleg in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST279877 (Lat/Lon: 51.583879, -3.041796), Basaleg / Bassaleg which are provided by:
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- Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Bassaleg School function.
- Graig School, Bassaleg, school trip
- Bassaleg School Governors group including Mr. and Mrs. Mel Rees.
- Bassaleg School Rugby team, under 14s, 1966/67.
Bassaleg School Rugby team. - on the People's Collection Wales site