Rumney, Monmouthshire

Description
Rumney, a village and a parish in Monmouthshire, on the river Rhymney and the coast, 3 miles ENE of Cardiff. There is a post office under Cardiff; money order and telegraph office, St Mellons. The parish comprises 2106 acres of land and 1522 of water (including 1502 of foreshore); population, 540. An ancient camp surrounded by a fosse is on an eminence overlooking the river. Building-stone is quarried. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff; net value, £200 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is ancient, and was restored m 1860. There are Wesleyan and Baptist chapels.