• DIRECTORY.] 47 LLANWERN. [.] CITRA is a parish, distant boys and girl!'!. The Sugar Loaf Mountain rises to an ele­ 166! miles north-west from London, 1! north-west from vation of I ,852 feet. ; the Derry, the Graig, the Rholbin and , and 1 mile from railway station, in Llanwenarth Breast hills are spur~ from the base of the the hundred, union and county court district of Aber­ Sugar Loaf. The Earl of Ahergavenny is lord of the manor g-avenny, Abergavenny rural deanery, Monmouth arch­ and the principal landowner. 'I' he soil is sanrly; suhsoil, deaconry, Llandaff diocese, and Canterbury province : it is stone. The land is very good and the chief crops are wheat, situated on the river U sk. The and oats, barley and pasture. The area is 5,340 acres ; gross Canal and the roads to Brecon and Merthyr pass through estimated rental £2,447; rateable value, £2,146; and the Llanwenarth. The church of St. Peter is a very ancient population in 1861 was 2,326. stone building, having a nave, chancel, embattled tower with Pm-ish Clerk, William Hughes. 2 bells, ami south porch. The register dates from the year 1725. .The living is a rectory, yearly yalue £250, with 31 acres of glebe land and residence, in the gift of the Earl of Letters through Ahergavenny, which is the nearest money Aher;ravenny, and held by the Rev. George Faithfull, M.A., order office of Caius College, Cambridge. There is a church school for Church School, William J ones, master Faithfull Rev.George, M.4. Rectory Harris Edmund, farmer, Lower house Pitt James, Pentregock inn Williams Phillip, .J.P. Aberbaiden Jenkins Wm. farmer, Little Tyrewen Price John, farmer, 1\-Iardy farm \Vood Rev. James Alexander, M.A. Jones Evans, farmer Vaughan Wm. farmer~ White Spout ) Pentre court Jones Job, blacksmith Waiters Alfred, farmer, The Green COMMERCIAL. Jones John, Lamb 1t Flag Williams Howell, farmer Brown John, farmer Knight Charles, farmer, :Pycodlyn Yeomans Willjam~ farmer, Llewethrog Edwards Ann (Mr8.), farmer Norman William, farmer, Upp. Pentre

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LLANWENARTH ULTRA is a parish, 2! miles hills. The inhabitants are all miners or colliers, or north-west from Abergavenny railway station, in the engaged in the limestone works belonging to the hundred, union and county court district of Abergavenny, Iron Company. There is a National school, in which Aberg·avenny rural deanery, :Monmouth archdeaconry, church mission services are held every Sunday by a lay Llandaff diocese, and Canterbury province: it is situated on reader. There is a Baptist and Independent union chapel; the river , and on the line of the London and North also a Wesleyan chapel. The hill scenery in this neighbour­ Western Railway-Abergavenny to Cardifi". There is a hood is magnificent. station at Govilon. Christ church is a stone building, erected National School, Charles Yeo, master in 1848 and consecrated in 1860: it has a nave, north aisle, chancel, with 1 bell and porch. The register dates fr@m the Garndyrris is a hamlet of the parish of Llanwenarth yearl860. Thelivingisarectory,grossyearlyvalue£250, Ultra, 4 miles north-west from Abergavenny, situate and residence, in the gift of the rector of Llanwenarth amongst the hills. The people are all engaged in the Citra, and held by the Hev. George GJ'Ovc, B.A., of Christ's collieries and other works connected with. the lllaenavon College, Cambridge. There are British and National schools ~ompany. Here is a Church school, in which Divine for boys and girls. There is a Baptist chapel, founded 1652. service is also held. There are some iron and wire roq works. Llanwenarth I House is the .seat of James Humfrey, esq., .J.P. The Earl of Abergavenny is lord of the manor. The principal PosT 0FPICE.-Ebenezer 'Villiams, postmaster. Letters landowners are James Ilumfrey, esq., and Mrs. Wheeley. from Abergavenny RITive at 7.25 a.m; dispatched at The soil is sandy; subsoil, stone. The chief crops are wheat 4.35 p.m. is the nearest money order & telegraph and barley; some land is in pasture. The area is 2,480 acreil; office gross estimated rental, £5,187; rateable value, £4,280; and Registrar of Mm-riages in the Abergavenny District, the population in 1861 was 450. Edward Pritchard . Govu.oN is a large \·illage in the parish of Llanwenarth Registrar of Births ~Deaths for Blaenavon District, Ultra. The church, Baptist chapel, public schools, post Waiter Lewis office, and railway station are all situate in this village. Baptist Chapel (Welsh), Rev. Richard Johns Parish Clerk ~· Sexton, John Harper. ScnooLs :- British, Abner Webster, master Pwll-du is a hamlet in the parish of , National, Robert Abraham, master 5 miles no:cth-west from Ahergavenny, situated amongst the Railway Station, John Reynallt, station master Llanwenarth-.Ultra. Morgan Mrs. Fair Oak house Pritchard Edward, registrar of mnr- Rrown Misses, farmers, Llanycavan Parker James, Ty-clyd riages in the Abergavenny district CadriickWilliam,farmer,Hop Yard farm Sharpe George, J.P Pritchard William, wheelwright Davies William, farmer, Cwm Stone Henry, Glanbaiden Robbins John, Hiley John, farmer, Cwm farm COMMERCIAL. Sharpe George, wire rod maker & wire Jsaacs Thomas, farmer, Upper house drawer, Wildon iron wo1·ks J ones John, farmer, Llanwenarth House Addis Henry, Butchers' Arms Sharpe H erbert, forge shop farm Axall William, miller Thomas William, Green lJragO?J Jones William, farmer, Cwm Baldwin Henry, Gardeneri' Arms Tonkin Henry, farmer & agent Joshua Joshua, farmer, White house Griffiths Charles, shapkeeper Vaughan Mary (Mrs.), Red Lioll Lewis Joshua, farmer, Bryny Cwm HillThomas,shopkeeper,MountPleasant Waiters "\Yilliam, farmer, Craig farm Morgan Henry, farmer, Pentre farm Jones Joshua, grocer Williams John, greengrocer Pritchard David, farmer, Pentwyn Jones Richard, farmer, Govilon house Thatcher Richard, farmer, Tilla farm Lewis Waiter, registrar of births & Pwll-du. Watkins (Ann Miss) & Morgan (Mary deaths for the Blaenavon district, Aubrey Wm. & Sons, grocers & draprrs Mrs.), farmers, Cadfor farm & relieving officer, The Cottage Auhrey William, Prince of Lewis William, farmer, Maesyfelin Davies William,surveym;·, Pwll-du house Govilon. Matthews William, farmer & hay dealer Lewis William, Lamb Grove Rev. George, B.A. [rector], Meredith William, boot & shoe maker Rectory Parry Margaret (Mrs.), farmer Garndyrris. Humfrey James, .J.P. Uanwenarth ho Pembridge William, butcher Cox Thomas, Royal Oak Johns Rev. Richard [Baptist], Green- Phillips George,~Old Three Cocka Harris Willialll, Queen Victoria • field cottage Price John H. clerk at the Forge Jones John, Puddlers' .Arms •

- LLANWERN is a parish and station on the Great Llanwern includes the parish and a small hamlet in the Western Railway, South Wales section, distant 145 milefll parish of Christchurch, the inhabitants of which-- make west from London, 3l south-east from and 4 east Llanwern ~heir parish church. The church of St. Mary is from Newport, in the lower division of Caldicot hundred, a stone building, in the Norman style2 and was restored in union and county court district of Newport, rural deanery of 1865; it has a nave and tower with 5 bells, and stained N etherwent, archdeaconry of Monmouth, diocese of Llanllaff windows at the east end. The register dates from the and province of Canterbury: it is situated I mile from the year 1750. The livinfcr is a rector)~, .£100 yearly tithe rent­ and Newport turnpike road. The village of clmrge, in the gift o Co~onel Rousll and beld by the Rev. • •