Abergavenny was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire. It was situated in the northern part of the county, bounded on the north by Herefordshire; on the...
3 KB (139 words) - 16:57, 14 November 2022
Abergavenny (/ˌæbərɡəˈvɛni/; Welsh: Y Fenni pronounced [ə ˈvɛnɪ], archaically Abergafenni meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community...
45 KB (4,987 words) - 13:46, 17 August 2024
village that was the seat of the parish of Trevethin in ancient Abergavenny Hundred. It has become a modern suburb, as economic growth led to a construction...
4 KB (280 words) - 00:04, 17 April 2023
county, bounded to the north by Brecknockshire; on the east by the hundreds of Abergavenny, Usk and Caldicot; on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on...
3 KB (167 words) - 21:41, 11 October 2021
within Monmouthshire until 1891. The county was divided into six hundreds in 1542: Abergavenny, Caldicot, Raglan, Skenfrith, Usk and Wentloog. The county contained...
38 KB (4,369 words) - 22:37, 20 July 2024
making of two hundred Welsh glaives" – twenty shillings and sixpence being the charge for thirty glaives with their staves, made at Abergavenny and Llanllowel...
8 KB (1,037 words) - 16:21, 11 July 2024
divided into five hundreds: Ardudwy Edernion Ystumanner Penilyn Tal Y Bon and Mawddwy Monmouthshire was divided into five hundreds: Abergavenny Caldicot Rhaglan...
10 KB (714 words) - 12:46, 19 January 2024
Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, KT (22 February 1755 – 27 March 1843) was a British peer, styled Hon. Henry Nevill until 1784 and Viscount Nevill...
9 KB (826 words) - 04:25, 22 September 2023
2 km) west of the town of Raglan and Raglan Castle, near Clytha and Abergavenny, Wales. Later Herbert family pedigrees tracing the family's ancestry...
20 KB (2,126 words) - 03:04, 3 March 2024
Torfaen, Newport and Blaenau Gwent to the west. The largest town is Abergavenny, and the administrative centre is Usk. The county is rural, although...
107 KB (10,357 words) - 12:37, 10 August 2024
was an ancient hundred of Monmouthshire. It was situated in the centre of the county, bounded to the north by the hundreds of Abergavenny and Raglan; to...
2 KB (109 words) - 22:37, 6 January 2023
The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. St. Mary's has been called "the Westminster...
24 KB (2,410 words) - 06:54, 15 February 2024
Pembroke, on 30 December 1389, William inherited the lordship of Abergavenny, including Abergavenny Castle. He was summoned to Parliament on 23 July 1392 as "Willilmo...
6 KB (440 words) - 11:44, 8 April 2023
Earl of Westmorland, KG Marquess of Abergavenny, Earl of Abergavenny, Barons Bergavenny Neville, of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Neville, Barons...
40 KB (4,523 words) - 11:29, 21 July 2024
Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire and feudal Lord of Abergavenny. In 1273, he became the 13th Lord of Abergavenny on the death of his childless uncle, Sir George...
8 KB (868 words) - 21:50, 16 April 2024
Eisteddfod of 1789, the Provincial Eisteddfodau from 1819 to 1834, the Abergavenny Eisteddfodau of 1835 to 1851, and The Great Llangollen Eisteddfod of...
32 KB (2,599 words) - 10:14, 10 August 2024
Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (category People of the Hundred Years' War)
1st Baron Bergavenny (c. 1343 – 8 May 1411); inherited the honour of Abergavenny. On 23 July 1392, married Lady Joan FitzAlan, daughter of Richard FitzAlan...
12 KB (923 words) - 13:42, 2 June 2024
Vulcana (category Sportspeople from Abergavenny)
born to Irish parents in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire; her father was a local preacher. Kate worked at a tannery in Abergavenny as a young woman. She met...
9 KB (947 words) - 09:43, 1 May 2024
twelve volumes, based on six of the seven historic hundreds of Monmouthshire; Skenfrith, Abergavenny, Raglan, Trellech, Usk and Caldicot. Colonel Sir Joseph...
16 KB (1,857 words) - 19:46, 5 June 2024
between the Wye Valley and River Monnow valley in Herefordshire between Abergavenny and Hereford near the Golden Valley, Herefordshire. Their descendants...
4 KB (415 words) - 20:44, 28 July 2024
John Wordsworth, Commander of the E. I. Company's Ship, The Earl Of Abergavenny, in which He Perished by Calamitous Shipwreck, Feb. 6th, 1805. "The Sheep-boy...
175 KB (313 words) - 07:17, 30 April 2024
funeral with military honours at Twickenham in early February 1916. In the Abergavenny Chronicle news report published on 11 February it was stated: He was...
45 KB (5,502 words) - 20:33, 14 August 2024
was a little village within old Trevethin parish in the ancient hundred of Abergavenny of the County of Monmouth. In 1690, during the reign of William...
28 KB (3,343 words) - 12:03, 7 August 2024
was born into the wealthy family of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny, grew up in Eridge Castle, and attended Eton College. His marriage to...
59 KB (7,083 words) - 04:52, 22 May 2024
Henry Nevill, 6th and de jure 4th Baron Abergavenny KG (between 1527 and 1535 – 10 February 1587) was an English peer. He was the son of Sir George Nevill...
8 KB (726 words) - 00:06, 2 June 2024
a railway line from Newport in the south of Wales to Shrewsbury, via Abergavenny, Hereford, and Craven Arms. The Marches Way is a long distance footpath...
25 KB (2,452 words) - 15:54, 10 July 2024
Bradney, Joseph (1992) [1906]. A History of Monmouthshire: The Hundred of Abergavenny. Vol. 1, Part 2b. Academy Books. ISBN 978-1-873-36113-9. OCLC 60103879...
9 KB (856 words) - 18:10, 11 March 2023
restored and lived to the age of 80. With public interest aroused, Lord Abergavenny cleared the area of brushwood, sank wells and surrounded them with stone...
14 KB (1,142 words) - 19:43, 13 March 2024
by Owain. Owain then turned around and attacked Glamorgan and Gwent. Abergavenny Castle was attacked and the walled town burned. Owain pushed on down...
39 KB (5,269 words) - 21:49, 13 August 2024
the surrounding coal deposits, a staging inn, and a turnpike road from Abergavenny to Merthyr Tydfil which crossed through the bleak upland plateau. With...
12 KB (1,189 words) - 21:06, 6 July 2024