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Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire

Historical Description

Cwmcarvan, a village and a parish in Monmouthshire, on the Pontypool, Monmouth, and Ross branch of the G.W.R., 2 miles SE of Dingestow station, and 3¼ SW by S of Monmouth, which is the post town. Acreage, 3003; population, 215. A battle was fought here between Henry IV. and Owen Glendower in 1404. The living is a chapelry, annexed to the rectory of Mitchel-Troy, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is ancient.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyMonmouthshire 
HundredRaglan 
Registration districtMonmouth1837 - 1935

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

For births, marriages, and deaths in Cwmcarvan from 1837 to 1935 you should search for the Monmouth Registration District.


Directories & Gazetteers

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Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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CountyMonmouthshire
RegionSouth Wales

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