Wolves Newton, Monmouthshire
Historical Description
Wolves Newton, a village and a parish in Monmouthshire, 3½ miles SE of Llandenny station on the G.W.R., 5 E by S of Usk, and 7 NW of Chepstow. Post town, Chepstow. Acreage, 2656; population of the civil parish, 158; of the ecclesiastical, with Kilgwrrwg, 250. The living is a rectory, with Kilgwrrwg annexed, in the diocese of Llandaff; gross value, £390 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff and the Archdeacon of Llandaff alternately. The church is ancient, and there is a Congregational chapel.
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 | Wolves-Newton St. Thomas à Becket | |
Hundred | Raglan | |
Poor Law union | Chepstow |
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 Wolves Newton from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Wolves-Newton (St. Thomas à Becket))
Newspapers and Periodicals
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