In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marshfield like this:
MARSHFIELD, a village and a parish in Newport district, Monmouth. The village stands near the South Wales railway, 5 miles SW of Newport; and has a station on the railway. The parish comprises 1,270 acres; and its Post town is Newport, Monmouth. Real property, £2,498. Pop., 509. Houses, 115. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £55.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is later English, in good condition; and contains stone-stalls.
Marshfield through time
Marshfield is now part of Newport district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newport has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Marshfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marshfield, in Newport and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6748
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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