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DIRECTORY.) 51 fM~~~s~~?n [MONMQUTH.] ' --------~----------_._.. ____________________________ _._.._._..______________ _,_,______ __ MICHAELSTON-Y-VEDW, or LLANVIHANGEL- the mansion contain& a lArge hall, in the form of a T, with Y-VEDW, is a parish, partly in Glamorganshire and three fireplaces, panelled with oak; a dancing gallery, partly in this county: the Monmouthshire side of the parish adjoining which is the "priest's room,'' with the ~' confes­ stands upon rising ground, bounded on the west by the river sional N in the door; a chapel, and long apartment in which Rumney, separating the two counties, distant 151 miles from is an oak table of one plank, being 2 feet 9 inches in widthi London, 5!-west-south-west from Newport railway station, 6 inches thick, and 42 :fuet 8~ inches long; an additiona 2 north-west from Marshfield station on the South Wales plank, 9 feet long, is unit~d to the above, the whole of Railway, in the hundred of Wentllooge, union and the. timber from a tree in the park: tbi~ apartment was • county court district of Newport,. rural deanery of occupied by the garrison during the civil wars, y,·hen the Newport, archdeaconry of Monmouth, diocese of Llandaff, house was besieged by the. Parliamentarians:. traces of and province of Canterbury: it is situated on the river the conflict are still found, cannon balls having been Rumney, which is not navigable. The church of St. Michael recently dug up in the adjacent shrubberies. The mansion is an old stone building: the chancel is in the style of the oontains many objects of interest-antique beds, temp. 13th century, the nave and tower of a later date, with 6 Elizabeth, ancient weapons, Black Jack, curious bumper bells in good order: there is a transept, containing the glass, 3 feet 9~ inches long, and many family portraits. ancient burying place of the Kemeys'li: there is an old font, Several secret hiding places still remain, showing the with the ttodden serpent. The register dates from the year insecurity of the times in which Cefn Mably was erected. 1658. The living, a rectory, on both sides of the parish, is Lord Tredegar is lord of the manor of Michaelston, and worth £400; in Monmouthshire £180 yearly tithe rent- the Marquis of Bute the lord of the manor of Llanvedw. charge, with 17 acres of glebe land and residence, in th.e The principal landownerli are Lord Tredegar and Col. Chas. ~ift of Col. Charles John Kemeys-Tynte, and the whole held John Kemeys-Tynte, J .P~ The soil is sandy loam; sub- by the Rev. William J enkins, M.A. There is a school, soil, stony clay. The crops are the usual cereals. The founded and endowed by the late rector, the Rev. Dr. area is 3,433 acres; rated to the poor-Monmouth side, Tate, for all the children in the parish, free from any £1,037; Glamorgan, £1,82.5; and the population in 1861 expense; the income is about £64; also a Sunday school, was 512-Monmouthshire, 203-2,299 acres and 309 of the with master's residence. There is 11 Baptist chapel in the population being in Glamorganshire. parish. In the hamlet of LLA NVEDW, the portion of the Parish Clerk, Thomas Griffiths. parish in Glamorganshire, are Ruperra Castle and Cefn M ably; the former,· built in 1620, is the seat of Col. the Letters by foot post from Cardiff, which is the. nearest Hon. Frederic Courtnay Morgan. Cefn Mably, the ancient money order office. Telegraph office in the village residence of the Kemeys family, stan«is in a. fine position Endowed School (for boys & girls), Miss Elizabeth Odam, overlooking the Bristol Channel and Somersetshire coast : mistress . Morgan John, Cefn Mably Arms, cOMMERCIAL. Michaelston -y-Vedw. & furmer Edwards William Thomas, farmer Jenkins Rev. William, M.A. Rectory Morris Edward, farmer, Clearwell farm Evans David, farmer, Gwernlyson Rees Rees Edward, J.P. Pantyrhyw­ Payne George, wheelwright Jenkins John, farmer, Mount Pleasant goch Powell Ebenezer, boot & shoe maker J ones William, farmer, Bridge farm COMMERCIAL. Powell Thoma.<>, farmer, Ty Hir Jones John, Holly Bush inn Bishop Elijah, market gar!!ener ReesRees Edwd.Jrmr.Pantyrhyw-goch Lidenton John, farmer Brind John, farmer & miller, Woodvale Thomas William, boot & shoe maker Llewellyn John~ farmer house 'Y-lanvedw. Morgan Thomas/armer, Pentwyn farm Culverwell James, blacksmith ...... Morris George, tarmer, Cefn Llwyd . David William, farmer, T_y Llwyd Kemeys~Tynte 'Col. Charles J olln, J .P. Moses J ames, farmer, Coegnant Emerson Ann (Mrs.), farmer, Fair- Cefn Mably Phillips George, boot ~ shoe maker water farm Kemeys-Tynte Col. Charles Kemeys, Spooner Davia, farmer Gray Ann (Miss), shopkeeper jun. J ,p, Cefn Mably 'I'homas Eva.n, miller, Draythan mill J ones Richard, market gardener Morgan Col.. The Hon. Frederic Thomas Thomas, farmer, Llwyn Celyn Jones William,farmer,Pantyrhyw-goch Courtnay, Ruperracastle Thomas William, farn).er, Nant-y~co~: • MITCHEL-TROY (i.e. TROY ST. MICHAEL} is a name from the same circumstance: this mansion was parish and village, 2! miles south-west from Monmouth formerly a scat of the Herberts: it possesses no architee­ railway station, in the hundred of Raglan, union and county tural beauty; the apartments, however, are handsome, and court district of 1\lonmouth, Monmouth and Skenfrith high- are adorned with some family portraittt: here is also a par­ way district, Usk rural deanery, Monmouth archdeaconry, trait of the Lord Herbert of Cherbury, when a boy; also a • Llandaff diocese, and province of CanterbHry: it is situated curious oak chimney-piece, carved with Scriptural subjects, on the road from Monmouth to Aberg-avenny. The boundary brought hither from Raglan Castle: in the reign of King of the parish on the north is formed by the river Tl"othy, and Charles I. this mansion was in the possession of Sir Charles on the east by the river Wye. The Grea~ Western line from Somerset, brother of the gallant old Marquis of Worcester, Monmouth to Pontypool runs through the parisl1. The who so- bravely defended Raglan Castle. The Duke of church of St. Michaelis a stone building, in the Early Eng- Beaufort, the lord of the manor, Thomas William Oakley, lish Rtyle; it has a nave, south aisle, chancel, square tow~r esq., of Lydart House, the Trustees of the late James with 3 bells and porch. There is an ancient stone cros..~ in Richards, esq., and the Rev. Mr. Power are the principal the churchyard. The register dates from the year 1590. landowners. The soil is clay. 'rhe chief crops are wheat The living is a rectory, with the chapelry of Cwmcarvan, and beans. The area is 2,000 acres; gross estimated rental, £398 yearly tithe rent-charge, in the gift of the Duke of £2,692; rateable value, £2,356 i and the population in 1861 Beaufort, and held by the Rev. Boscawen T. G. H. was 385. Somerset, M.A., of Oriel College, Oxford. There is a Parnh Clerk, William Young. National school for boys and girls. Troy House, about a · mile from Monmouth, is one of the seats of the Duke of Posr OPPICE.-John Long, receiver. Letters from Beaufort, the lord-lieutenant of the county, who occa- Monmouth arrive at 8 a.m.; dispatched at 5.30 p.m. sionally resides here: it derives its name from its situation The nearest money order office is at Monmouth on the little river 'l:rothy, near the mouth of which it is Natiowl,l Sclwol, George Frecknall, master; Miss Sarah situated: the village also takes the latter portion of its Ann Daw, mistress Beaufort His Grace the Duke of, K.G Davies Evan, farmer, The Graig Lewis John, wheelwright & carpenter Troy house D1nies John, farmer, The Wern Long John, farmer, Old house Oakley Thomas William, Lydart house Ewers Sampson, boot & shoe maker Phillips Thomas, blacksmith, Lydart Peters Rev. Thomas, B.A. Rectory Gunter William, farmer, The Square Pritcbard William, carpenter, Common Power Nathaniel, Elm cottage HaleJames Evans& FE;rdinand,farmers, Richards John, farmer, Redwem Somerset Rev. Boscawen T. G. H. M.A Troy farm Robbim; John, farmer, Highway farm Wyatt Osmond Arthur, J .P. Troy house J ames William, farmer, Lydart farm Shale Thomas, farmer coMMERCIAL. JohnsonAmos, blacksmith&shopkeeper Stead William,farmer, Common Bennett Charles Robert, farmer, Red ho Lea John Thoma51, Monmouthshi1·e inn Williams Isaac, farmer • MONKSWOOD CHAPEL is11. parish, 2imilesnorth­ rural deanery, Monmouth archdeaconry, Llandaff diocese, west-by-west trom Usk railway station, in tbe hundred of and Canterbury province ; it is situated on the western U sk, union of Pontypool, county court district of U sk 7 U sk bank of the U sk river. 'I' be church is a small stone bnilding1 . 4~ . • .

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