Difference between revisions of "Monmouthshire"

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Monmouthshire is in the South/East of Wales. As with all of Wales, it is a county of outstanding natural beauty, with a history marked with castles and sites of interest at every turn. The county has a hilly appearance in the North and culminates in the Sugar Loaf at 1954 ft. The chief rivers are the Wye and Usk; the latter is navigable for large vessels as far as Newport.

There is a canal route through this county that will lead you through some of the most beautiful countryside in Wales and on to England.

A Cattle Market has been held in Abergavenny on its current site since 1863. Before 1863 a sheep market was held at a site in Castle Street between 1825-1863 to stop the sale of sheep on the streets of the town.

Register Offices

Monmouth Coed-glas,
Firs Road,
Abergavenny,
NP7 5LE
Tel:01873 735435
E-mail: monro@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Newport
Gwent
8 Gold Tops
Newport,
NP20 4PH
Tel:01633 265547
Fax: 01633 220913

Blaenau Gwent
The Grove,
Church Street,
Tredegar,
NP22 3DS.
Tel: 01495 722305
E-mail : sue.mitchell@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

Pontypool
Hanbury Road
Pontypool
Torfaen
NP4 6YG
Tel No: 01495 762937
Fax No: 01495 769049
Email: registrars@torfaen.gov.uk

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Record Office Lookup Contacts

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Links

General

OPC

Local History Society

Archives

Family and Social History

Maps and Photographs

Old Photographs of Monmouthshire

Countywide Interest

Specific Town/Village Interest

Monmouth Town Market History

Newport Historical Photographs and Titles]

Crosskeys

St Michael & All Angels, Tintern Parva with The Church Of St Mary Chapel Hill

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-*[http://www.cefnpennar.com/index.htm  Monumental inscriptions and more]
+*[http://www.cefnpennar.com/index.htm OGRE Monmouthshire]
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/history/pages/counties_monmouth.shtml Historic monmouthshire]
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/history/pages/counties_monmouth.shtml Historic Monmouthshire]
-*[http://www.curiousfox.com/history_Wales/monmouthshire_10.html curious fox - Other people researching families in Monmouthshire]
+*[http://www.curiousfox.com/history_Wales/monmouthshire_10.html Curious Fox Monmouthshire]
 *[http://www.urban75.org/photos/wales/wye_valley.html Monmouth Railways]
 *[http://www.achievements.co.uk/articles/monsurnames.html The Monmouthshire Rebellion]
 *[http://www.army.mod.uk/rmonre/history/index.htm Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)]
-*[http://www.badley.info/history/Monmouthshire-England.places.html History of events and chronology of Monmouthshire.]
+*[http://www.badley.info/history/Monmouthshire-England.places.html The Events and Chronology of Monmouthshire.]
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 *[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/wales/monmouthshire.html Familia Monmouthshire]
 *[http://www.newportpast.com/records/mjohn/index.htm Newport Wills Index]
-*[http://www.llangwm.org.uk/history/ Llangwm Local History Group inc.Baptism records]
+*[http://www.llangwm.org.uk/history/ Llangwm Local History Group]
 *[http://www.visitwyevalley.com/nelsonmuseum.html The Nelson Museum & Local History Centre]
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 *[http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/Monmouth/English/Leisure_and_Visitors/Markets/Monmouth+Market+-+History.htm Monmouth Town Market History]
-*[http://www.opac.newport.gov.uk/opac/digitalarchive.html Newport] Historical photographs and titles]
+*[http://www.opac.newport.gov.uk/opac/digitalarchive.html Newport] Historical Photographs and Titles]
 *[http://www.crosskeys.me.uk/ Crosskeys]