KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901 - HENLLYS

 

 

HENLLYS, or Henllis, is a parish to the west of the road from Newport to Pontypool, 3 miles north from Rogerstone station on the Western Valleys section of the Great Western railway, 5½ north-west from Newport, to south from Pontypool and 26 southwest from Monmouth, in the Southern division of the county, Wentloog hundred, Newport petty sessional division, union and county court district, and in the rural deanery of Newport, archdeaconry of Monmouth, and diocese of Llandaff. The church of St. Peter is an ancient building of local stone, in the Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 3 bells: there are 130 sittings. The register of baptisms and burials dates from 1765, marriages from 1754. The living is a rectory, with Bettws vicarage annexed, joint net yearly value £152, with 50 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Bishop if Llandaff, and held since 1900 by the Rev. David Jesse Evans, of St. Bees.

The Baptist chapel, erected in 1856, seats about 250 persons. Here is a colliery belonging to the Patent Nut and Bolt Co. Limited, of Cwmbran. The trustees of the late Lady Llanover, who are lords of the manor, and Lord Tredegar are principal landowners. The soil is sandy, resting on red sandstone. The chief crops are roots and some pasture land. The area is 2,653 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £2,644; the population in 1891 was 392

Parish Clerk, Thomas Lloyd

Letters by messenger from Cwmbran R.S.O., collecting at the same time, at 10 a.m.
Cwmbran is the nearest money order & telegraph office, about 3 miles distant.

This place is included in the United School Board district of Rogerstone, formed 12 June, 1874

Board School, built in 1878, at a cost of nearly £2,100, for 180 children; average attendance, 100.
Evan Griffith A. Edwards, master; Mrs. Edwards, mistress; Miss Charlotte Brown, infants' mistress

Evans Rev. David Jesse, Rectory
Evans Mrs. Henllys vale
Lewis Rev. David (Bapt.), Incline terrace

COMMERCIAL.
Adams Mrs. Margaret, farmer, Green meadow
Chappell Francis, farmer & butcher, Cock-y-north & Gelly-fawl farms
Cherrett Francis, farmer, Duffryn
Collier Jane (Mrs.), farmer, Ty-coch
David Richard, farmer, Little Doralt
Dowling James, farmer, Pensarn
Dowling William, farmer, Henllys court
Edrnunds John, farmer, Penheol-y-badd
Edwards Jacob, farmer, Tyn-y-ffynnon
Evans Amelia (Mrs.), farmer, Henllys vale
Harris John, farmer, Castle farm
Jones Geo., farmer, Pandy-mawr farm
Lloyd Elizabeth & Son, farmers, Newhouse farm
Morris Thomas, farmer, Glanshawel
Patent Nut & Bolt Co. Lim. (The), Henllys colliery & fire brick manfrs.
Richards Joel, farmer, Duffryn cottage
Roberts Philip, farmer, Gelly-vach
Samuel Mrs. Amy, Castell-y-Bwch P.H.
Saunders John, farmer, Panty-y-afr
Saunders Wm. farmer, Panty-gwyn
Stephens Edwd., farmr. & Doralt inn
Stevens Thomas, farmer, Blan-y-cwm
Thomas John, farmer, Plantygroes
Williams Amy (Mrs.), farmer, Pan-y-worldd
Williams Howell, farmer, Church farm
Williams Mark, farmer, Ty-Trapper
Williams Morgan, jun., farmer, Henllys mill
Williams Thomas, farmer, New barn


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