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Llanddewi Ysgyryd / Llanddewi Skirrid

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"LLANTHEWY-SKIRRID, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Abergavenny, county Monmouth, 3 miles N.E. Abergavenny, its post town. It is situated at the foot of the hill Skirrid Fawr. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The tithes were commuted in 1839. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff, value £187, The church is dedicated to St. David." [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 established after 1851.

Llanthewy Skirrid Parish; Statistics; Area 1060 acres; Population 53 males, 48 females, total 101

  • Llanthewy Skirrid Parish Church    Attendance - morning 10, afternoon 10, evening 10      "The Church was rebuilt about the year 1813..."        1 service in English   William Marston, Curate
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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.
      Llanddewi Ysgyryd / Llanddewi Skirrid, St David's Church - records with the NLW
      BaptismsMarriagesBurials
      1550-1729 with gaps, 1813-19781551-1729 with gaps, 1813-19711549-1729 with gaps, 1813-1982
      Bishops Transcripts1725-33, 1735-1847, 1852-6, 1858-78 - 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 the parish of Llanthewy Skirrid in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO341169 (Lat/Lon: 51.847203, -2.957726), Llanddewi Ysgyryd / Llanddewi Skirrid which are provided by: