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- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Llangybi (also spelled Llangibby) is a community and village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the town of Usk and 5 miles (8 km) north of Caerleon, in the valley of the River Usk. The community had a population in the UK census of 2011 of 890.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Llangibby from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LLANGIBBY, a village, a parish, and a [registration] sub-district, in Pontypool [registration]district, Monmouth[shire]. The village stands near the Roman way to Caerleon, 3¼ miles SSW of Usk [railway] station. and has a post office under Newport, Monmouth. The parish comprises 4,443 acres. Real property: £5,092; of which £35 are in limestone quarries. Population: 525. Houses: 95. The property is divided among a few.
- "Llangibby House is the seat of W. A. Williams, Esq., and was built by Inigo Jones. Some remains exist of Llangibby Castle, which, in the time of Sir Trevor Williams, was besieged and taken by the Parliamentary forces. About ½ a mile from the castle are some slight remains of an ecclesiastical building, called Tregrwg. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value: £526. Patron: W. A. Williams, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Cybi, and is good. A small but neat church, for a separate charge, was built, in 1861, at Common, Coed-y-Paen. A well, arched over with very ancient masonry, is near the parish church. There are two schools."
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Llangybi.
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