In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanfaches like this:
LLANVACHES, a parish in Newport district, Monmouth; near Went wood, 3½ miles N-by E of Magor r. station, and 6½ WSW of Chepstow. Post town, New.port, Monmouth. Acres, 2,108. Real property, £2,035. Pop. in 1851,291; in 1861,235. Houses, 60. The decrease of pop. was caused parity by the demolition of huts, owing to the sale of newly enclosed lands. ...
The property is much subdivided. A castle was anciently here, but has entirely disappeared. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £194. Patron, Lord Tredegar. The church is dedicated to St. Dubricius, and is not very good. Charities, £10.
Llanfaches through time
Llanfaches is now part of Newport district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newport has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanfaches itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanfaches, in Newport and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4463
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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