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
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Monmouthshire | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern St. Michael | |
Hundred | Raglan | |
Poor Law union | Monmouth |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
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))
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