In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Peterstone Wentlloog like this:
PETERSTONE, a parish in Newport district, Monmouth; on the coast, 1 mile S of Marshfield r. station, and 6 S W by S of Newport Post-town, Newport, Monmouth. Acres, 3, 234; of which 1, 100 are water. Real property, £3, 200. Pop., 180. Houses, 33. The property is much subdivided. The surface is part of Went-llooge level. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £57. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church was built by Maud, the daughter of Fitzhamon; and was recently in very bad condition.
Peterstone Wentlloog through time
Peterstone Wentlloog is now part of Newport district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newport has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Peterstone Wentlloog itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Peterstone Wentlloog, in Newport and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8494
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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