| Name | Kilgwrrwg |
| Alt names | Cilgwrwg | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Kilgooroog | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Kilgwryg | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.68°N 2.679°W |
| Located in | Monmouthshire, Wales ( - 1974) |
| Also located in | Gwent, Wales (1974 - 1996) | | Monmouthshire (principal area), Wales (1996 - ) |
| See also | Usk Lordship, Monmouthshire, Wales | lordship in which it was located | | Rhaglan Hundred, Monmouthshire, Wales | hundred in which it was located | | Chepstow Rural, Monmouthshire, Wales | rural district in which it was located 1894-1935 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Kilgwrrwg from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "KILGWRRWG, or KILGOOROOG, a parish in Chepstow [registration] district, Monmouth[shire]; 5 miles SE of Llandenny [railway] station, and 5¾ NW of Chepstow. Post town: Usk, under Newport, Monmouth. Acres: 659. Real property: £628. Population: 121. Houses: 25. The property is divided among a few. The living is a [perpetual] curacy in the diocese of Llandaff. Value: £57. Patron: the Archdeacon of Llandaff."
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Kilgwrrwg (Welsh: Cilgwrrwg) is a rural parish in the principal area of Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Chepstow and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Usk in a network of country lanes running through the rolling hills below the Trellech ridge.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Kilgwrrwg.
In 1935 when the surrounding parishes were merged into the civil parish of Devauden, Kilgwrrwg remained a separate parish until 1974 when local government reorganization transferred the whole of Monmouthshire into Gwent.
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Categories: Monmouthshire, Wales | Kilgwrrwg, Monmouthshire, Wales | Usk Lordship, Monmouthshire, Wales | Rhaglan Hundred, Monmouthshire, Wales | Chepstow Rural, Monmouthshire, Wales | Gwent, Wales | Monmouthshire (principal area), Wales |
