Monmouth / Trefynwy

• Castle and Regimental Museum, Monmouth.

  See also Museums in Monmouthshire.

• Allen, Richard          Keep Monmouth tidy  - 1673!             Gwent Local History 75 1993      Welsh Journals Online
• Bibliography of Monmouth Borough. Cwmbran : Gwent County Council, 1986. 316p.
• Bold, Wyndham E. Methodism and its beginnings in Monmouth. 1987. 55p.
• Clark, John        Early Impressions of Monmouth            Gwent Local History vol 56 1984    Welsh Journals Online
• Davies, Ebenezer T. The inns and friendly societies of Monmouth. Monmouth : Monmouth Historical and Educational Trust, 1982. 48p.
• Davies, O Talog. Antique maps of Monmouth Part 1, 1573-1695. Wolverley, Kidderminster] : O. Talog Davies, [1985]. 32p.
• Dunning, Robert. The Monmouth rebellion. Dovecote, 1985.
• Edwards, Arthur. The seven bishops : in celebration of the seventy-fifth birthday of the Diocese of Monmouth - 1996. [Newport] : Monmouth Diocese, 1997. 69p.
• Gomme, Andor. St. Mary's Monmouth : the building of the eighteenth century church. Monmouthshire Antiquary 5 (1985-88), p. 88-95.
• Harrison, Derek. Monmouth and its railways : Derek Harrison looks at three single-line railways that once served a diverse community. Steam Days 39 (1992), p. 595-9.
• Heath, Charles. Historical and descriptive accounts of the ancient and present state of the town of Monmouth : including a variety of other particulars deserving the stranger's notice, relating to the borough and its neighbourhood. Collected from original papers and unquestionable authorities, the whole never before published. [Monmouth] : Printed and sold by him [Charles Heath]: sold also by Mr. Roberts, Ross; Mrs. Kirby, Chepstow; and at all the inns in the county, 1804.
• Hopkins, Anthony            Repairing Monmouth Gaol in 1560           Gwent Local History vol 81 1996    Welsh Journals Online
• Hopson, Mary. Monmouth in 1885 : or, Gleanings from the Monmouthshire Beacon, Forest of Dean Gazette, General Advertiser for the Counties of Monmouth, Hereford and Gloucester, and for South Wales, January to December, 1885. [Llanrothal, Monmouth] : Tregate Press, 1985. 56p.
• Hopson, Mary. A record of the memorial stones in Monmouth Parish churchyard. Llanrothal, Monmouth] : Tregate Press, 1988. 37p.
• Illustrated handbook to Monmouth and the various objects of interest around it : with a map showing the railways and distances from Monmouth to the principal points of attraction. Monmouth : R. Waugh, [18--?] 77p.
• Kissack, Keith            Thomas Tudor, a Monmouth artist             Gwent Local History vol 53 1982    Welsh Journals Online
• Kissack, Keith. Life in the Monmouth Militia, 1778 to 1812 : from the duke of Beaufort's orderly books at Badminton. Monmouthshire Antiquary 7 (1991), p. 71-81.
• Kissack, Keith. Victorian Monmouth. [Monmouth] : Monmouth Historical and Educational Trust, [1986]. 213p.
• Kissack, Keith. Monmouth : the making of a county town. London : Phillimore, 1975. 345p.
• Kissack, Keith. Mediaeval Monmouth. Monmouth : Monmouth Historical and Educational Trust, 1974. 80p.
• Kissack, Keith. Education in Monmouth. Monmouth & district Field Club & Antiquarian Society, 1967?. 21p.
• Kissack, Keith. The formative years : the rise of Monmouth under its Breton Lords 1075-1257 with an appendix of dates from 1066 to the present day. Monmouth & district Field Club & Antiquarian Society, [1946?] 17p.
• Kissack, Keith. The building of Monmouth. Monmouth : Monmouth Historical and Educational Trust, 1989. 12p.
• Kissack, Keith. Monmouth School and Monmouth, 1614-1995. Hereford : Lapridge Publications, 1995. 158p.
• Kissack, Keith. The lordship, parish and borough of Monmouth. Hereford : Lapridge Publications, 1996. 159p.
• Monmouth and the river Wye : in old photographs : from Goodrich to Brockweir. Gloucester : Sutton, 1989. 160p.
• Monmouth official guide. Monmouth : Post Haste, 1985. 40p.
• Phillips, Roger.           Stage coach rivalry at Monmouth.         Gwent Local History vol 62 1987     Welsh Journals Online
• Powell, David A. St. Mary's Catholic Church, Monmouth 1793-1993 : a short history. Monmouth : St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1993. 64p.
• Roots, Ivan A. The Monmouth rising. Exeter : Devon Books, 1986. 96p.
• Rowell, Christopher          The Kymin, Monmouth           Gwent Local History vol 61 1986     Welsh Journals Online
• Sedgwick, Molly         Dolly Shepherd, an Edwardian Parachutist, at Monmouth           Gwent Local History vol 62 1987     Welsh Journals Online
• Shirehampton. W J P. Monmouth's railways : a historical survey. Monmouth & district Field Club & Antiquarian Society, [196-?] 10p.
• Taylor, Robert. Taylor's illustrated guide to the banks of the Wye, including Chepstow, Monmouth, Ross ... and other parts of the Welsh borders : with historical and topographical remarks. Chepstow : Robert Taylor, 1853. 70p.
• The Monmouth registers : illustrative of the history, manners, and morals, of the town and neighbourhood. Monmouth : W. Bailey, 1872. 29p.
• The true and interesting history of William Owen and Polly Morgan, both of Monmouth town. London : printed by W. Bailey, 1782. 32p.
• Tucker, Clifford         A Monmouth Boyhood             Gwent Local History vol 42 1977          Welsh Journals Online
• Wigfield, W Macdonald. The Monmouth rebels, 1685. Taunton : Somerset Record Society, 1985. 225p.

MONMOUTH GAS WORKS   - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Various items   - on the People's Collection Wales site
  • Monmouth, St Mary's Priory Church
  • The Church of St. Thomas, Monmouth

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.

  Monmouth / Trefynwy, St Mary's Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms/Marriages/Burials	1598-1754 with gaps
  Bishops Transcripts	1660-88, 1690-4, 1696-1833, 1836-42 - records with the HRO

  Monmouth / Trefynwy, St Mary's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1755-1908	1754-1918	1823-47, 1915-64	1755-1918
  Bishops Transcripts	1843-59, 1862-9 - records with the NLW

  Monmouth / Trefynwy, St Thomas Overmonnow's Church (formed from St Mary 1831) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1846-1910	1846-1942	1846-1939	1850-4
  Bishops Transcripts	1846-60, 1862, 1865, 1867 - records with the NLW

  [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]

• Monmouth - on wikipedia
• Monmouth Town Council
• Various items   - on the People's Collection Wales site
  • Various landscapes 
  • Monmouth Castle - by Tudor, Thomas

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Monmouth.

• The transcription of the section for Monmouth / Trefynwy from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Monmouth / Trefynwy to another place.

• Various items   - on the People's Collection Wales site
  • Crude illustrations from a 15th century Welsh language version of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s highly influential Historia Regum Britanniae (‘History of the Kings of Britain’)
  • Remains of the Priory at Monmouth & Geoffrey of Monmouth's Study
  • Floods in Monmouth, 1910
  • Shire Hall, Agincourt Square, Monmouth
  • Monnow Bridge, Monmouth
  • An old Gateway at Monmouth
  • Initial stages of construction of the railway bridge across the Monnow, Pwlholm, Monmouth, 1906
  • Broadside newspaper documenting 'Trial of the Chartist Chief Zephaniah Williams at Monmouth for High Treason', 1840
  • Charles Heath, 'Accounts of the ancient and present state of the town of Monmouth', 1804 
  • Calendar of Prisoners (Chartists) to be tried at the Special Commission at Monmouth, 1839 
  • The Chartists (collection of 111 items)

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

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SO495140 (Lat/Lon: 51.821951, -2.734093), Monmouth / Trefynwy which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

• 'Castle Wales' site - Monmouth Castle.
• Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Regimental Museum
• Various items  - on the People's Collection Wales site (includes a much large selection relating to the Monmouthshire Regiment)
  • Monmouth Regimental Football Team, c.1910  
  • The Monmouthshire Regiment Railway Company, pictured with a model train, Monmouth, 1901
  • Officers of the Monmouthshire Regiment by the castle ruins, Monmouth, 1904
  • Monmouthshire Regiment on parade, Monmouth, c.1900
  • Company of the Monmouthshire Regiment before leaving Monmouth for the Boer War, September 1901
  • Monmouthshire Regimental Band on the steps of Castle House, Monmouth, c.1870
  • The Monmouthshire Regimental Band, Monmouth, c.1900
  • 101 Company, Monmouthshire Regiment, preparing to leave Monmouth for France, 1939
  • Regimental drum of the Royal Monmouthshire Regiment, dated to the period after its incorporation into the Royal Engineers in 1877
  • 101 Company, following their return from Dunquerque, 1940
  • Photo of the last draft to go to War from Monmouth Army Barracks

Front page of the earliest surviving copy of the Welsh newspaper Glamorgan, Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian   - on the People's Collection Wales site

Newspaper extracts

 The slaughterhouses, Priory Street, Monmouth, 1902 - on the People's Collection Wales site

• Haberdashers Monmouth Schools.
• Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
  • Wyesham Infants School, Monmouth, Mon 
  • Rules for the regulation of a Charity School established in the parish of Monmouth, 1805 

• Various items   - on the People's Collection Wales site
  • Photograph of William on motorcycle and Emma in cart. Owners of a fancy goods shop in Monmouth
  • Opening Ceremony of the Monmouth Rifle Club, 1909
  • Charles Rolls' balloon meet, Monmouth, 1908