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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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LLANGATTOCK, a township and a parish in Newport district, Monmouth. The township lies on the river Usk, adjacent to Caerleon, 2 miles NE of Newport r. station. Real property, £2,816. Pop., 276. Houses, 54.—The parish contains also the township of Caerleon, which has a post office under Newport, Monmouth. Acres of the parish, 2,937. Real property, £6,605; of which £10 are in fisheries. Pop., 1,544. Houses, 308. The property is not much divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £300.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Llandaff. The church stands in Caerleon; is an ancient structure, with interesting features; and was restored in 1867, at a cost of £2,500. A new parsonage was built in 1863, and new charity schools in 1864. The schools have an endowed income of nearly £1,000 a year; and give free education to upwards of 200 children, and clothing and education to upwards of 100 other children. Charities, £22. See CAERLEoN.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llangattock CP/AP Newport RegD/PLU Monmouthshire AncC |
| Place: | Llangattock |
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