Llangyfiw / Llangeview
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"LLANGEVIEW, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Usk, county Monmouth, 1 mile E. of Usk, its post town, and 12 from Monmouth. The village is very small, consisting of a few scattered farmhouses. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £81. The church is dedicated to St. David. The only charities are a share in Usk school." [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
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Church History
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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. Llangeview Parish; Statistics; Area 1545 acres; Population 83 males, 99 females, total 182
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- Friends of Friendless Churches site - St David's Church, Llangeview.
- St David's Church, Llangeview - on wikipedia
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[Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]Llangyfiw / Llangeview, St David's Church - records with the NLW Baptisms Marriages Burials 1709-31, 1755-1812, 1814 1713-1841 1711-1812 Bishops Transcripts 1725-1858, 1860-7 - records with the NLW
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- 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 Llangeview in the County of Monmouth - on the People's Collection Wales site
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