tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50899762011-04-21T22:11:04.277ZNotes and reflections on Raglan Village, Monmouthshire, Wales, UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089976.post-970853731833137892008-03-23T19:55:00.006Z2008-03-23T20:07:53.184Z

Raglan JONES photographs are available to view on Flickr These are photo's of Edward Jones, chemist and grocer of Raglan Wales, and his children and grand childrenFor more info on Jones go to Hugh's Blogspot and scroll down for links to some willsor visit Hugh's Genealogy: Jones of Raglan Monmouthshire Wales

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1850 Monmouthshire Map shows Raglan and local sites

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Rhaglan entry in A vision of Britain through time. A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.

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B028.jpgOriginally uploaded by Cheryl Morgan. Raglan Castle Jubilee 1935. Gerry Jenkins on Right. Scout chief holding sign.More photo's of Raglan people and places

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Misty sunrise Originally uploaded by AlfieUK. Once an industrial heartland, the River Wye is now a peaceful outpost separating Wales and England.Sunrise over Ross-on-Wye. Mist filling the valley. Shot from PencraigMore River Wye

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This Group is for the discussion and research of Family History in the County of Monmouthshire where you can Post enquiries, upload and download Pics & files, There are Family History Website Links in Bookmarks, Place your F.H surnames in the Database section. We have a vast amount of Census indexes, Parish record transcripts, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills and many other records to help you.

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What happened next was....Originally uploaded by AlfieUK. It may not be Raglan but it is lovely......these cows ended up chasing me across the field probably cos they thought I was going to feed them and then just ended up wanting a photo :-) This was Monmouth today at around 1pm and it was chucking it down with snow (AlfieUK)See more Monmouth

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Raglan Castle entrance, Wales. Originally uploaded by Macdonnelliensis. Welcome to Raglan Castle. Even after 600 years and the devastation of the Castle in the English Civil War, the castle stands pure and strong.

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Raglan Mist Originally uploaded by feral_platypus. In the distance the tower of St Cadoc's Church and the tops of the houses on Castle street are visible. I wonder what Fairfax and his troops saw when they destroyed the Castle in 1649?

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BlueBerry Encounter: The Beast of Raglan Castle! Originally uploaded by BlueBerry Pick'n. BlueBerry Encounter: The Beast of Raglan Castle!Behold his dignity, his bearing.You have encountered, asCastellan Cat!He toured me around the castle in the rain & was very insistent that he stay with me & point out all of his favourite hidey holes!He was a real charmer; but very, very

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Raglan Castle Originally uploaded by polts23. Raglan Castle against the Black Mountains - it looks like it is all alone in its splendor - actually the sound of cars rushing by on the motorway is always there

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For some she was Nellie, for others Mrs Tabbey and still others called her Mrs Jenkins. Raglan's oldest resident died on 18 March 2006. Her funeral at St Cadoc's Church filled the church with family and friends. Watch the Mrs Jenkins movie

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L005.jpgOriginally uploaded by Cheryl Lanyn. Raglan Village as it was just after the English Civil War.More old Raglan Village people and places

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A variety of old photo's of Raglan Village, Wales, Uk. Includes places and people around the village. These photo's are part of the Raglan Local History Group collection.

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For an easy way to search igi (International Genealogy Index) for Raglan Christenings and Marriages go to Hugh Wallis IGI Batch NumbersThis link takes you to the page of Monmouth records - scroll down to Raglan to find the Parish Records. Click on the batch number you wish to see and then either insert the name you are looking for or just enter search to see all the Raglan listings. You will

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Google map for RaglanRaglan satelite map

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Excellent site with information about Monmouthshire includingCounty record officesFamily history society websitesGeneral family history linksMonmouthshire Family History linksMonmouthshire transcriptionsother county transcriptions

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This rootsweb site has lots of information on monmouthshire families. Included are many of the villages in Monmouthshire including pictures of churches and parish registers.

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Raglan Castle engraving from JT Barber's 'Tour of South Wales', 1803 Barber describes his arrival at Raglan Castle as follows: 'The approach led up a gentle eminence; but a screen of high elms and thick underwood, issuing from the moat, intervened between us and the castle, which remained concealed, until, penetrating the thicket, a display of the ruin burst upon us, elegantly beautiful! Sweetly

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FSA prosecutes abattoir for its help in emergencyDuring the 1990s, when Britain's abattoirs were forced out of business in droves by the crippling expense of complying with our government's fanatical enforcement of European Union "meat hygiene" directives (which even the government eventually admitted had little to do with hygiene), the only slaughterhouse in Monmouthshire which survived was

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J JONES, Robert (Reg. NO. 656) Private 2nd Battalion 24th Regiment (later South Wales Borderers London Gazetted on 2nd May 1879 Born on 19th August 1857 at Raglan, Monmouthshire. Died on 6th September 1898 of gunshot wounds* at Madley, Herefordshire. Memorial at grave* at St Peter's Church, Peterchurch, Herefordshire. Citation reads On 22nd and 23rd January 1879 at Rorke's Drift, Natal, South

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GENUKI: Dissent in the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth Raglan. 1813, February 12; Particular Baptist; the house of Phillip Lewis; Micah Thomas, Evan Herbert, John Rowland, J. Wyke; No. 606. (Endorsed: Registered 1813, February 19.) Undated (endorsed: Registered 1813, March 1); Particular Baptist; the house of Thomas Evans; Thomas Lewis, James Edmunds, the said Thomas Evans; No. 607. 1817

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GWENT COUNTY HISTORY ASSOCIATION at UWCN The Gwent Local History Council has established the County History Association to promote and publish a new county history in five volumes. The general editor is the eminent Welsh historian Professor Ralph Griffiths of Swansea. A team of editors for individual volumes has been drawn from the universities and record offices of south Wales. All the volumes

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Raglan School Statement, written in 1860 about Schools established … by the Trustees of … Edward Goff (AL21/1) Raglan at that time was a small village in Monmouthshire. Despite its long history Raglan had only one place of worship, the parish church, until the establishment in September 1817 of the school by the Trustees of Goff’s Charity. They rented a house for the purpose until 1821.

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Raglan Castle well  (S0 4144 0835)In addition to the obligatory siege-proof well, the castle once boasted innovative gardens enhanced by a fountain and pool. The pleasure grounds are recalled in a l6th century poem;'Not farre from thence, a famous castle fine That Raggland hight, stands moted almost round.... The stately tower, that looks ore pond and poole, The fountaine trim, that runs both day

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Raglan Castle movie - 1970's The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales Title No: 1288 Title: Raglan Castle Date: 1970's Form: Advertising Advertising film, to promote the castle as visitor attraction. There are interior and exterior shots of Raglan Castle, with a brief enactment, by several men in Royalist attire, of the castle's handing over to the

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Titles read: "Caught By The Camera".At Raglan Road Crossing in Monmouthshire we see a one-woman station. A woman comes out of a building and opens the level crossing gates. She is the Station Master for this tiny station and also the signal woman, level crossing keeper, booking clerk and porter. A one-carriage train pulls into the station; a woman holding a child waits on the platform.British

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Mrs Jenkins was 99 years old on 14 February. She had her picture in the Free Press once again The Raglan History Society held their annual tea and talk at Raglan Golf Club today. The talk was on the Newport Boat -- we were amazed to learn of the many boats (and fragments) in storage. We really need a boat museum in Newport

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