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Sheriff Of Monmouthshire
This is a list of Sheriffs of Monmouthshire, an office which was created in 1536 but not fully settled until 1540. On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, the shrievalty of Monmouthshire was abolished, and replaced by the new office of High Sheriff of Gwent, covering a broadly similar area. List of Sheriffs Served under Henry VIII *1540–41: Charles Herbert, of Troy First High Sheriff *1541–42: Walter Herbert, of St. Julian's *1542–43: Walter ap Robert, of Pantglas *1543–44: Henry Lewis, of St. Pierre Served under Edward VI *1544–45: Reynold ap Howel, of Perth-hir *1545–46: John Harry Lewis, of Mathern *1546–47: Anthony Walsh, of Llanwern *1547–48: Thomas ap Morgan, of Pencoed *1548–49: Sir Charles Herbert, Kt. of Troy *1549–50: Sir William Morgan, Kt. of Tredegar *1550–51: Walter Herbert, of St. Julian's (died in office and replaced by his son William Herbert *1551–52: William Herbert, of Coldbrook *1552–53: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machen
Machen (from Welsh ' "place (of)" + ', a personal name) is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It neighbours Bedwas and Trethomas, and forms a council ward in conjunction with those communities. It lies on the Rhymney River. Mynydd Machen (Machen Mountain) provides a view over the village. It is possible to walk up to and along the top of the mountain, where a number of large boulders are present. Machen has a successful boules (petanque) team that are located at the rugby club. The team has had a team in the first Division of the boules in Gwent (BIG) league for the last 4 years. Industrial history Machen was a village rooted in the iron and coal industries stretching from the 17th Century. Though little trace remains, the village was the site of the Machen Forge and several coal mines. A local history trail visits some of these sites. Machen Forge was an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Herbert (died 1603)
Matthew Herbert (by 1537 – 1603), of Coldbrook, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, was a Welsh politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Monmouth Boroughs Monmouth Boroughs (also known as the Monmouth District of Boroughs) was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (Uni ... in 1558 and for Monmouthshire in 1563. He was a justice of the peace for Monmouthshire in 1575–1583 and from 1584 until he died. He was a receiver for the Duchy of Lancaster in Monmouth by 1580 until he died. He was Sheriff of Monmouthshire for the year 1583–84 and in 1594–95. He was the Deputy Lieutenant from October 1595. Notes References * 1603 deaths 16th-century Welsh politicians High Sheriffs of Monmouthshire People from Abergavenny English MPs 1558 English MPs 1563–1567 Year of birth uncertain {{1563-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Morgan (1560-1634)
Edward, Ted, Teddy, Ed, Eddy or Eddie Morgan may refer to: Sports * Teddy Morgan (1880–1949), Welsh international rugby union player * Ted Morgan (boxer) (1906–1952), Olympic boxer from New Zealand * Eddie Morgan (rugby union) (1913–1978), Wales international rugby player * Ed Morgan (baseball) (1904–1980), American baseball player for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox * Eddie Morgan (baseball) (1914–1982), American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers Politics and law * Edward Morgan (governor) (died 1665), Welsh politician, Governor of Jamaica * J. Ed Morgan (born 1947), American politician, Mississippi state senator * Ed Morgan (professor) (born 1955), Canadian professor of international law Others * Edward Morgan (priest) (died 1642), Welsh Catholic priest * Sir Edward Morgan, 1st Baronet (died 1653), Welsh noble, Catholic supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War * Edward Morgan (Archdeacon of Ardfert) (fl. 1660s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Morgan (MP Died 1603)
Thomas Morgan, DL, JP (died 1603) was a Welsh Member of the Parliament of England. He was the eldest son of Sir Rowland Morgan of Machen, Monmouthshire and educated at the Middle Temple. He inherited Tredegar House Tredegar House ( Welsh: ''Tŷ Tredegar'') is a 17th-century Charles II-era mansion on the southwestern edge of Newport, Wales. For over five hundred years it was home to the Morgan family, later Lords Tredegar; one of the most powerful and infl ... from his cousin Miles Morgan, who had died at sea after inheriting it from William Morgan. He was a Justice of the Peace for Monmouthshire from c. 1570 and appointed High Sheriff of Monmouthshire for 1580–81. He served a Deputy Lieutenant for the county from 1587 until his death. He was elected M.P. for Monmouthshire in 1588. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Roger Bodenham, with whom he had 9 sons and 13 daughters. he was succeeded by his son, Sir William Morgan. See also * Sir Thomas Morgan (MP die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Herbert (MP Died 1593)
Sir William Herbert (c. 1554 – 4 March 1593) was a Welsh colonist in Ireland, author and Member of Parliament. Early life He was son of William Herbert of St. Julians in Monmouthshire, on a family estate lying between Caerleon and Newport. His mother was Jane, daughter of Edward Griffith. He was sole surviving legitimate heir-male of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, as the great-grandson of Sir George Herbert of St. Julians, the earl's third son. Born after 1552, he was a pupil of Laurence Humphrey, President of Magdalen College, Oxford, presumed to have been a private pupil. Herbert was a savant, and 1 May 1577 he sent John Dee notes for Dee's '' Monas Hieroglyphica''. In 1581 he was residing at Mortlake, and enjoying Dee's learning. Thomas Churchyard the poet was another admirer, and Churchyard dedicated to Herbert his 'Dream,' which forms 'the ninth labour' of 'the first parte of Churchyardes Chippes,' 1575. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Morgan (died 1578)
Miles Morgan (1616 – 28 May 1699) was a Welsh colonist of America, a pioneer settler of what was to become Springfield, Massachusetts. Being one of the few settlers whose homesteads were successfully defended during the Attack on Springfield, Morgan was lauded as a hero of King Philip's War in 1675 for providing shelter and successfully contacting troops in Hadley. Today, a statue of Miles Morgan stands in the city's Court Square in Metro Center. Biography Of Welsh ancestry, he was born in Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales to William Morgan (of Dderw). Legend has it that he arrived with his older brothers, James and John, sailing from Bristol on the ship "Mary" and arriving at Boston in April, 1636. They lived in Roxbury, MA for a time. James subsequently moved to Plymouth Colony and later settled in New Haven, CT, where he became a member of the Colonial Assembly of Connecticut and fought in the Pequot War. John grew disgusted with the bigotry, superstition, and the perse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llantarnam Abbey
Llantarnam Abbey is a Grade II*-listed abbey of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy and a former Cistercian monastery located in Llantarnam, Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen in southeast Wales. History It was founded as a daughter house of Strata Florida Abbey, Ceredigion. Llantarnam Abbey took its place among the Welsh Cistercian abbeys as the revival of political power supported the growth of the Order during the twelfth century. Although various dates are suggested for the year of its foundation, it can be safely attributed to have been founded in the last quarter of the twelfth century. It was to remain active for over three hundred and fifty years before the suppression of 1536 finally closed its doors on 27 August 1536. Later that century, the abbey's vast tracts of lands, including the immediate abbey environs, were sold into the hands of the Morgan family. The landscape associated with the abbey stayed largely intact until the development of Cwmbran new town in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Morgan (died 1582)
William Morgan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William De Morgan (1839–1917), pottery and tile designer in Britain * William Morgan (director) (1899–1964), English film director and editor * William Michael Morgan (born 1993), American country music singer * William Evan Charles Morgan, artist, etcher and engraver Military * William H. Morgan (1831–?), American general * William Duthie Morgan (1891–1977), general in the British Army after whom the Morgan Line was named * William J. Morgan (historian) (1917–2003), Senior Historian at the U.S. Naval Historical Center and editor of Naval Documents of the American Revolution * William Alexander Morgan (1928–1961), American who fought in the Cuban Revolution * William B. Morgan, American naval architect * William D. Morgan (1947–1969), Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Marine killed in action in Vietnam Politics United Kingdom * William Morgan (died 1602), MP for Haslemere * William Morgan (died 1569), MP for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergavenny
Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the border with England and is located where the A40 trunk road and the A465 Heads of the Valleys road meet. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches. The town contains the remains of a medieval stone castle built soon after the Norman conquest of Wales. Abergavenny is situated at the confluence of the River Usk and a tributary stream, the Gavenny. It is almost entirely surrounded by mountains and hills: the Blorenge (), the Sugar Loaf (), Ysgyryd Fawr (Great Skirrid), Ysgyryd Fach (Little Skirrid), Deri, Rholben and Mynydd Llanwenarth, known locally as " Llanwenarth Breast". Abergavenny provides access to the nearby Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Wales
Newport ( cy, Casnewydd; ) is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, northeast of Cardiff. With a population of 145,700 at the 2011 census, Newport is the third-largest authority with city status in Wales, and seventh most populous overall. Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area. Newport was the site of the last large-scale armed insurrection in Great Britain, the Newport Rising of 1839. Newport has been a port since medieval times when the first Newport Castle was built by the Normans. The town outgrew the earlier Roman town of Caerleon, immediately upstream and now part of the borough. Newport gained its first charter in 1314. It grew significantly in the 19th century when its port became the focus of coal exports from the eastern South Wales Valleys. Newport was the largest coal exporter in Wales until the rise of Cardiff in the mid-180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangibby Castle
Llangybi (also spelled Llangibby) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is located south of the town of Usk and north of Caerleon, in the valley of the River Usk. In 2011 the village itself had a population of 444, with a nearly equal number living in its outlying areas, among them the settlement of Tregrug, near the ruins of a medieval castle. History and buildings The village was traditionally founded by the 6th century Cornish Saint Cybi. According to legend, he is supposed to have crossed the Bristol Channel with ten followers. The ''Life of St. Cybi'' It records that the local duke, Edelig threatened to evict them from his land, but as he approached them he fell from his horse, which died, and he and his men became blind. Edelig then prostrated himself and gave his body and soul to God, and he and his attendants were immediately cured and the horse restored to life. In thanks (or terror), Edelig then gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
