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"MARSHFIELD, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Wentllooge, county Monmouth, 5 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town, and 7 from Cardiff: It has a station on the Great Western line of railway. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £176, and the vicarial for one of £48. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £52, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is a large and ancient structure with stone stalls." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
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- Phillips, Roger Religion on the moors: Nonconformity and education at Castleton and the Wentloog moors in the nineteenth century Gwent Local History vol 57 1984 Welsh Journals Online
- Smith, David. Marshfield : an historical account and personal recollections of the life and times of a Great Western main line station. Welsh Railway Archive Supplement to Vol 1 (March 1994), p. 2-48.
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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. Marshfield Parish; Statistics; Area 1270 acres; Population 271 males, 255 females, total 526
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ST MARY'S CHURCH, MARSHFIELD (aerial) - on the People's Collection Wales site
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[Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]Maerun / Marshfield, St Mary's Church - records with the NLW Baptisms Marriages Banns Burials 1653-1713, 1715-27, 1732-5, 1742-1938 1653-1713, 1715-27, 1732-5, 1742-1913 1824-1952 1653-1713, 1715-27, 1732-5, 1742-1812 Bishops Transcripts 1725-1867 - records with the NLW
- Marshfield - on wikipedia
- The transcription of the section for Maerun / Marshfield from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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- 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 Marshfield in the county of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site
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