Henllys (Old Court or Mansion)
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St. Peter's Church
The church of St. Peter is an ancient building of local stone, in the Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 3 bells: there are 130 sittings. The register of baptisms and burials dates from 1765, marriages from 1754.
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* Kellys Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 ( Henllys ) *
| KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901 - HENLLYS |
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Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire,1901 The
proprietors trust that the present Edition of Kelly's Directory of
Monmouthshire may be found at least equal in accuracy to the previous
ones. Every place in Monmouthshire, and every parish will again be found
to be included in the book. The Letters M.O.O. and S.B. are
abbreviations adopted by H.M. Post Office to represent Money Order
Office and Savings Bank.
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| HENLLYS
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| HENLLYS, or Henllis, is a parish to the west of the road from
Newport to Pontypool, 3 miles north from Rogerstone station on the
Western Valleys section of the Great Western railway, 4� north-west
from Newport, 10 south from Pontypool and 26 southwest from Monmouth, in
the Southern division of the county, Wentloog hundred, Newport petty
sessional division, union and county court district, and in the rural
deanery of Newport, archdeaconry of Monmouth, and diocese of Llandaff.
The church of St. Peter is an ancient building of local stone, in the
Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled
western tower containing 3 bells: there are 130 sittings. The register
of baptisms and burials dates from 1765, marriages from 1754. The living
is a rectory, with Bettws vicarage annexed, joint net yearly value �152,
with 50 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Bishop if Llandaff, and held
since 1900 by the Rev. David Jesse Evans, of St. Bees.
The Baptist chapel, erected in 1856, seats about 250 persons. Here is a colliery belonging to the Patent Nut and Bolt Co. Limited, of Cwmbran. The trustees of the late Lady Llanover, who are lords of the manor, and Lord Tredegar are principal landowners. The soil is sandy, resting on red sandstone. The chief crops are roots and some pasture land. The area is 2,653 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, �2,644; the population in 1891 was 392 Parish Clerk, Thomas Lloyd Letters by messenger from Cwmbran R.S.O., collecting at the same
time, at 10 a.m. This place is included in the United School Board district of Rogerstone, formed 12 June, 1874 Board School, built in 1878, at a cost of nearly �2,100, for 180
children; average attendance, 100. Evans Rev. David Jesse, Rectory COMMERCIAL. |
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