Pen-Y-Clawdd (St. Martin)
PEN-Y-CLAWDD (St. Martin), a parish, in the division and hundred of Raglan, union and county of Monmouth, 5 miles (S. W.) from Monmouth; containing 48 inhabitants. The parish comprises 614a. 26p., of which 261 acres are arable, 253 meadow and pasture, and 96 woodland; and is situated on the old road from Usk to Monmouth. Stone is quarried for building, and the repair of roads. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to that of Llangoven: the tithes belong to the bishop, archdeacon, and chapter of Llandaff, and have been commuted for £50. The church is an ancient structure, with a square tower.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.