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"PENTERRY, a parish in the upper division of Caldicott hundred, county Monmouth, 3 miles N.W. of Chepstow, its post town, and 10 from Monmouth. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Wye. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff; value £65, in the patronage of the chapter." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

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Churches

Anglican
St Mary, Penterry (Church in Wales)
St Mary, Penterry (Church in Wales)
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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.

Penterry Parish; Statistics; Area 479 acres; Population 17 males, 17 females, total 34

  • Penterry Parish Church    Attendance - (average) morning 20, afternoon 42(alternate?)   "There is no Sunday School in the parish. The numbers of children above 5 and under 14, is 4.......The Sunday School at Chapel Hill supplies in great degree the deficiency being distant only a mile and a quarter"      1 service in English           Davies Jones, Perpetual 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.
      Penteri / Penterry, St Mary's Church - records with the Gwent RO
      BaptismsMarriagesBurials
      1726-18121721-1805, 1813-341723-1809
      Bishops Transcripts1727, 1729-70, 1772, 1776-1815, 1817-24, 1826-76 - records with the NLW
      Bishops Transcripts1877 - records with the Gwent RO
      [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.
    •  Plan of the parish of Penterry in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site

    You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST522990 (Lat/Lon: 51.687775, -2.692509), Penteri / Penterry which are provided by: