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"NEWTON-WOLVES, a parish in the hundred of Upper Ragland, county Monmouth, 6 miles N.W. of Chepstow. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The soil is fertile and well cultivated. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Llandaff, value £190." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Churches

Anglican
St Thomas a Becket, Wolvesnewton (Church in Wales)
Methodist
Chapel (Nebo?), New Inn (Methodist)
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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.

Wolves-Newton Parish; Statistics; Area 2649 acres; Population 111 males, 108 females, total 219

  • Wolvesnewton Parish Church         Attendance - morning 18 + 9 scholars, evening 34 + 9 scholars    [ + 8/10 more on average]    1 service in English     David Jones, Rector
  • Nebo, Independent      Erected 1818    Attendance - (average) morning 40, afternoon 30    "A Day School has been conducted in connexion with the Society meeting at the Chapel for the space of about 10 years. It averaged about 25 scholars but owing to the want of pecuniary support it ceased last week"    James Jones, Deacon
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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.
      Llanwynell / Wolvesnewton, St Thomas à Becket's Church - records with the Gwent RO
      Baptisms & BurialsMarriages
      1716-18121716-1970
      Bishops Transcripts1725-52, 1755-97, 1799-1807, 1809-16, 1818-27, 1829-30, 1832, 1834-62 - 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.

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST467993 (Lat/Lon: 51.690325, -2.772932), Llanwynell / Wolvesnewton which are provided by: