Chepstow Registration District

CHEPSTOW REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Monmouthshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1968 (to become part of Caerleon registration district).
Sub-districts : Chepstow, Lydney, Shire Newton.
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51), 11a (1852–1946), 8C (1946–68).
Registers currently held at : Newport and Gloucestershire.

Table 1: List of Places in Chepstow Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alvington	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (a).
Aylburton	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (a).
Caerwent	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
Caldicot	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
Chapel Hill	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Tintern.
Chepstow	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
Devauden	Monmouthshire	1935	1968	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Newchurch East, Llanfihanghel Tor y Mynydd, and Wolvesnewton. See also Table 2, note (b).
Dinham	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Caerwent.
Hewelsfield	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (a).
Howick	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of St. Arvans.
Ifton	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Rogiet.
Itton	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of St. Arvans.
Kilgwrrwg	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
Lancaut	Gloucestershire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Tidenham.
Llangwm	Monmouthshire	1935	1968	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Llangwm Uchaf, Llansoy, and Llangwm Isaf. See also Table 2, note (b).
Llangwm Isaf	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Llangwm.
Llangwm Uchaf	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Llangwm.
Llansoy	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Llangwm.
Llanvair Discoed	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Caerwent.
Llanvihangel near Rogiet	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
Llanvihangel Tor y Mynydd	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Devauden.
Lydney	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (a).
Mathern	Monmouthshire	1837	1886	Abolished 25.3.1886 to become part of the parish of Mathern & St. Pierre.
Mathern	Monmouthshire	1935	1968	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Mathern & St. Pierre, Mounton, Shirenewton, and Portskewett. See also Table 2, note (b).
Mathern & St. Pierre	Monmouthshire	1886	1935	Created 25.3.1886 out of the parishes of St. Pierre & Runstone, and Mathern. Abolished 1.4.1935 to become parts of the parishes of Mathern and Portskewett.
Mounton	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Mathern.
Newchurch East	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Devauden.
Newchurch West	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Shirenewton.
Penterry	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Tintern.
Portskewett	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
Rogiet	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
St. Arvans	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
St. Arvans Grange	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of St. Arvans.
St. Briavels	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (a).
St. Brides Netherwent	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Caerwent.
St. Kingsmark	Monmouthshire	1837	1920	Abolished 1.4.1920 to become part of the parish of Chepstow.
St. Pierre & Runstone	Monmouthshire	1837	1886	Abolished 25.3.1886 to become part of the parish of Mathern & St. Pierre.
Shirenewton	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
Tidenham	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (a).
Tintern	Monmouthshire	1935	1959	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Chapel Hill, Tintern Parva, Trelleck Grange, and Penterry. See also Table 2, note (b).
Tintern Parva	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Tintern.
Trellech Grange	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Tintern.
Undy	Monmouthshire	1837	1968	See Table 2, note (b).
Wolvesnewton	Monmouthshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Devauden.
Woolaston	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Chepstow Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1937	(a)	Lost the parishes of Alvington, Aylburton, Hewelsfield, Lydney, St. Briavels, Tidenham, and Woolaston, to Forest of Dean registration district.	10820 in 1931
1.4.1968 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the constituent parishes of Caerwent, Caldicot, Chepstow, Devauden, Kilgwrrwg, Llangwm, Llanvihangel near Rogiet, Mathern, Portskewett, Rogiet, Shirenewton, St. Arvans, Tintern, and Undy, to Caerleon registration district.

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