Llanvihangel ystem Llewern, Monmouthshire

Historical Description

Llanvihangel-ystem-Llewem, a parish in Monmouthshire, on the river Trothy, and 5 miles WNW of Monmouth. Post town, Monmouth. Acreage, 1861; population, 159. Talycoed Court is the chief residence. A barn of Grace Dieu Cistercian Abbey was here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff; net value, £176 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is ancient, and was restored in 1875.

Administration

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Llanvihangel ystem Llewern from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern (St. Michael))

Newspapers and Periodicals

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• South Wales Daily News
• The Cardiff Times
• Western Mail
• South Wales Echo
• Monmouthshire Beacon
• Abergavenny Chronicle