MONMOUTHSHIRE. LLAN'wenarth ULTRA • 105 J • Lewis John, Farmer, Lower Red House Porter William, Farmer, the Grange Price Evan, Farmer, the Pant Long Wm
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DIRECTORY. MONMOUTHSHIRE. LLAN'WENARTH ULTRA • 105 J • Lewis John, farmer, Lower Red house Porter William, farmer, The Grange Price Evan, farmer, The Pant Long Wm. farmer,Upper House farm Price Edgar, farmer, Tycoch Price John, farmer, Lower house Morgan William, farm bailiff to Jas. Probert Richard, farmer, Upper Thomas Jn. farmer, The Court farm Lloyd esq. M.B Red house Pitts Harriet (Mrs.), grocer, Onen LLANVRE CHVA, see Llanlrechfa. LLAN WENARTH CITRA is a parish on the river feet; the D~rry, the Graig, the Rholbin and Llan:wenarth U:>k, r! miles north-west from Abergavenny station on Breastlhills are spurs from the base of tht~ Sugar Loa.f. the Great Western railway, in the Northern division of The Marquess of Abergavenny K.G. who is lord of the the county, hundred, petty sessional division, union and manor, Sir Edward Archibald Ha.'"Ililton hart. of Iping county court district of Abergavenny, rural deanery of House, Midurst, Col. J. R. Parkinson and Mrs. Sande Abergavenny and diocese of Llandaff. The road to Brecon man are the principal landowners. The soil is sandy; passes through this parish. The church of St. Peter is subsoil, stone. The land is chiefly in pasture. The an ancient building of stons in the Gothic style consisting area is 2,78r acres of land and gr of water; rateable of chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western value, £2,477; the population in I9II was 257. - tower containing 2 bells: there are r8o sittings. The Sexton, John Uzzell. -4 register dates from tlhe year 1725. The living is a rectory, Letters through Abergavenny, the nearest money order net yearly value £r85, and 32 acres of glebe and & telegraph office, arrive about 7.30 a.m residence, in the gift of the Marquess of Abergavenny Wall Letter Box, Brecon road, cleared at 8.30 a.m. & K.G. and held since r898 by the Rev. Frederic Hooper 7 p.m. week days only Aldrich-Blake M. A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Public Elementary School (mixed), for 48 children; The Sugar Loaf Mountain rises to an elevation of r,955 average attendance, 38; Mrs. Evans, mistress Aldrich-Blake Rev. Frederic Hooper Hargreaves George,Pantrhiewgoch inn Morton Alex. Watson,farmer,Lower ho 11LA. Rectory Hobden Norman, gardener to Rev. Mountpleasant James, farmer, Taly- Brooke Miss, Pentre court F. H. Aldrich-Blake maes house Burgess Mrs. Birling Hughes Henry, farmer, Green Tump Powell William, farmer, Upper house -Jones John Graham, Pant-yr-Onen Jenkins John, farmer, Upper Pentre Price William, farmer, Tynewdd Powell Richard W., Lewes Lewis David, farmer, Pyscodlyn Price Peter, farmer, The Green Pugh Percy, Hadlow Lewis David, farmer, Mardy & Pine Rosser Isaac, farmer, Grey hall COMMERCIAL. Grove farms Sevenoaks Philip, farmer, Penyrchol Davies Thomas Geo. farmer, Steps Lewis Isuac, farmer, Cydiadydyrshire Smith Emily Janet (Miss), apart- Edwards Nat, Lamb & Flag P.H Morgan David, farmer, Tyrewen & ments, Mayfield cottage Elliott William, farmer, Lewethrog Peny-craig Williams John, farmer, Trewiscoed LLANWENARTH ULTRA is a parish formed in Parish Clerk and Sexton, William Amyes. 1865 from the civil parish of Llanwenarth Citra, on the Public Elementary School, erected, with residence, in river Usk, with a. station at Govilon (in the parish) on 1846, enlarged in r86o, for 130 children; average the Abergavenny and Merthyr branch of the London and attendance, 132 ; Frederick Archibald Thomas, master North Western railway, and contains the ecclesiastical district of Christ Church, 2! miles north-west from Aber GOVILON is a large village in the parish of Llan- gavenny, in the Northern division of the county, hundred, wenarth Ultra. A stone building containing ihall and petty sessional division, union and county court district reading room was erected in 1889 a.t a oost of £300, of Abergavenny, rural deanery of Abergavenny, arch defrayed by the Rev. George Grove B.A. rector r865-g8; deaconry of Monmouth and diocese of Llandaff. Christ the hall will hold 8o people. The Conservative Hall Church, in the village of Govilon, is a building of stone includes a reading room. The parish church, Baptist in the Early English style, erected in r848, and con chapel, public schools, post office and railway station secrated in r86o; it consists of chancel, nave, north aisle, are all in this village. south porch, vestry and an incomplete western tower con Post & M. 0. Office, Govilon. Joseph Davies, sub-post taining one bell: in 1909 two memorial windows were master. Letters from Abergavenny arrive at 6.40 a.m. erected by Mrs. ChurCh to her husband, Lt.-Col. H. B. & 5·5 p.m. to callers only; sundays, 7·35 a.m.; dis Ohm"Ch, formerly af Glanbaiden House, in this parish: patched at 6.ro & 7.ro p.m. & sundays 9.30 a.m. a new organ was provided in March, 1go6 : there are Gilwern is the nearest telegraph office, I! miles distant 220 sittings. The register dates from the year 186o. Govilon Railway Station, John R. :Morris, station master • The living is a rectory, net income /,2oo, including ri Police, George Oliver, constable acres of glebe, with :residence, in the gift of the rector of Llanwenarth Citra, and held since 1902 by the Rev. PWLL-DU is a hamlet, in the parish of J.Ianwanarth Thomas Percy Clarke M.A. of Trinity College, Cam Ultra, situated amongst tlhe lhills at an altitude of 1,400 bridge. '.Dhere is a Baptist chapel, founded in r652. fe·et, s! miles soutili-west from Abergavenny. The in Llanwenarth House is t.he seat of Frederic Morgan habitants are all miners or colliers engaged in the works Humfrey M.A., J.P. The Marquess of Abergavenny belonging to the Blaenavon Iron Company. Ohurch K.G. who is lord af the manor, F. M. Humfrey esq. mission services are held on alternate Wednesdays in the and Mrs. Lewis are the principal landowners. The soil Elementarv• sehool, which has an a.ttadhoo chancel, , is sandy; subsoil, stone. The land is chiefly in pasture. entirely refurniSJhed in 1909. There is also() a Wesleyan • The area is 2,279 acres of land and 22 of water; rateable chapel. The hill scenery in the neighbourhood is value, £3,705; the population in r9rr was 963. nificent. By Local Government Board Order No. 3I,8o5, the part Public Elementary School, erected in 1870, for roo of Llanwenarth Ultra in Blaenavon Urban District was children; average attendance, 58; Wm. Jordan,master in 1894 taken to form the new civil parish of Blaenavon. GARNDYRRIS is a hamlet of the parish of Llanwenarth There is a ferry here across tbe river Usk to Llan Ultra lying amongst the hills at an altitude of r,ooo fee~ wenarth Citra. and 4 miles south-west from Abergavenny. LLANWENARTH ULTRA. 1 GOVILON. Cleeton Samuel, hay & straw dealer Ga1dner Iltyd, Coed-y-Twyn Bannister Edward Thomas Garthvilla Davies Charles John,private gardener COMMERCIAL. Clarke Rev.ThomasPercy M.A. Rectry t~ W. E. Willi~~s esq. ~.P Criddle Geo. Richd. Herbt. farmer Davies David Jeffrey, Hope house Dav:es James, Br1?ge End 1nn Embrey Thomas, farmer navies George, The .Greig Dav:es J oseph, builder, & post office Foster Thomas, quarry owner Edwards David, Glaslyn Dav~es Joseph (Mrs.), shopkeeper Grennow William, farmer, Pentwyn Humfrey Frederic Morgan M.A., J.P. Dav1es Thomas, frmr. ~aes-y-berllan Jones Edwin, farmer, Brook farm Llanwenarth house Edwards Edward, hauher Jones Evan Rhys, farmer, Ty-pwll Johnson William Henry Edw:ards James, g:r:ocer . Morgan John, farmel',Hop Yard farm Jones Reginald Daniel A.Govilon ho Govllon Conservative Association & Morgan Nicholas, farmer, Maesyfellin Jordan Thomas Rose cottacre Institute (W. E. Williams esq. 1\'Iorgan William, farmer, Bryny Cwm Lewis Mrs. De~wen Deg "' J.P. chairman; William Henry & Cwm farms Minson Cecil John Johnson, sec) Phillips Geo.Gilbert,frmr.LowerCwm Parker Frederic A. Boat farm Hnghson Evan, farmer, The Cottage Price John, farmer, Tilla Williams Wm. Edwin J p Tyclyd Llanelly, Llanwernarth, Llangl}nny & Salter Samuel, farmer · · Llanfoist Ploughing Society (Edwd. Weaver George, farmer, Pendoicae COMMERCIAL. Morgan, sec.), Tyry Factory Williams Arthur, farmer, Red house Barber Emma (Mrs.), refreshmt.rms Morg-an Edward, assistant overseer & Williams John, farmer, The Pentre Barber Joseph, hardware dealer farmer, Tyry Factory .