Llanvair Kilgeddin, Monmouthshire

Description
Llanvair Kilgeddin, a parish in Monmouthshire, on the river Usk, 2 1/4 miles NE by N of Nantyderry station on the G.W.R., 5 NW of Usk, and 5 SE of Abergavenny. Post town, Abergavenny; telegraph office, Llanvihangel Gobion. Acreage, 1808 ; population, 290. A suspension bridge here spans the Usk. There is a parish room and an institute and library. Pant-y-Goitre and Llanfair Grange are the chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff; net value, £329 with residence. Patron, Lord Tredegar. The church was restored in 1876, and is very beautifully decorated with mural sgraffitto work It has a good E window. The old oak screen and chancel roof are rich in wood carving.