The Monmouth District of Boroughs consists of the Contributory Boroughs of Monmouth, Newport, and Usk.
The Parliamentary Limits of the several Contributory Boroughs are described as follows in the Act 2 & 3 W. 4. Cap. 64., Schedule O:—
The Parish of Monmouth, and all such parts of the old Borough of Monmouth as lie without the Parish of Monmouth.
From the point on the south of the Town at which the Mendle Gief Road is joined by a husbandry road leading to Hundred Acres Gout, along the Mendle Gief Road, to the point at which the same meets the Cardiff Road; thence, westward, along the Cardiff Road to the point at which the same meets the streamlet from Cwrty-bella Well; thence along the said streamlet to the pool on the western side of Friar’s Garden Wall; thence along the watercourse up from the said pool to another pool on the western side of Bull Field; thence along the western fence of Bull Field to the point at which the same fence cuts the road from Stow to Risca; thence, westward, along the road from Stow to Risca to the point at which the same is cut by the fence which runs northward from the east end of the cottages belonging to John Ricketts; thence along the last-mentioned fence to the north-western corner of the field of which it is the western boundary; thence, eastward, along the northern fence of the last- mentioned field to the point at which the same is intersected by the fence of the adjoining field; thence, northward, along the last-mentioned fence to a well head; thence along the stream leading therefrom to the point at which the same meets the Boundary of the old Borough; thence, northward, along the Boundary of the old Borough to the point at which the same meets the River Usk at the mouth of Cridan Pill; thence along the River Usk to the point at which the same is joined by a pill opposite the Castle; thence along the said pill to the Gout; thence along the watercourse, in a direction nearly due east, to the point at which the same meets the new road to Caerleon; thence along the new road to Caerleon to the point at which the same joins the old road to Christ Church; thence along the New Reen to the point at which the same meets Liswerry Pill; thence along Liswerry Pill to the point at which the same joins the River Usk; thence along the River Usk to the point at which the same is joined by Hundred Acres Gout; thence along Hundred Acres Gout to the point at which the same is met by the said husbandry road leading thereto from the Mendle Gief Road; thence along the said husbandry road to the point first described.
From the bridge on the north of the town called ‘Cwm-cayo Bridge,’ along the brook over which the said bridge is built, to the point at which the same falls into the River Usk; thence down the River Usk, and. along the Boundary of the old Borough, to the point at which the same cuts the mill stream; thence in a straight line to the farm house of Little Castle Farm; thence along the eastern side of the fence of the farmyard of Little Castle Farm to the north-eastern corner of such farmyard; thence in a straight line to the oak tree in the wood hedge on the summit of Lady Hill; thence in a straight line to the point at which Cwm-cayo Brook would be cut by a straight line to be drawn from the tree last described to Cwm-cayo Bridge, thence along Cwm-cayo Brook to Cwm-cayo Bridge.
The Population in 1861 was 30,577, showing an increase of 16,992 since 1831.
The number of inhabited Houses in 1861 was 5,154.
The number of the Electors on the Register of 1865-66 was-
| £10 Occupiers | 2,125 |
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| Freemen | 21 |
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2,146 |
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| Double entries | 59 |
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| Actual number | 2,087 |
The total number of Male Occupiers in 1866 was 4,089 of whom 1,375 were at a rental below £10.
The Parliamentary and Municipal Boundaries are identical, and comprise an area of 4,983 acres.
The Population in 1861 was 5,783, and the number of inhabited Houses 1,177.
The Town occupies but a very small portion of the area of the Borough, which contains on all sides ample space for any extension of building that is likely to take place.
The Commissioners do not recommend any extension of the present Boundary.
The Boundaries of the Parliamentary and Municipal Boroughs, and of the District under the Local Board of Health, are identical, and comprise an area of 1,040 acres.
Newport is one of the principal seaports from which the coal and iron of the mineral district of South Wales are exported. Its Population, which in 1861 was 23,249, was estimated in 1867 at 27,500, and the number of inhabited Houses had increased from 3,666 in 1861 to 3,844 in 1867.
Very little space remains available for building purposes within the existing Boundary of the Borough.
On the north-west and west of the Town building has extended beyond the Boundary over an area of 383 acres, which contains 265 inhabited Houses and an estimated Population of 1,500. The inhabitants of this district are a Town Population.
On the east the suburb of Maindee, in the Parish of Christchurch, adjoins the present Boundary of the Borough, and is connected by an almost continuous line of houses with that part of the Borough which lies on the eastern bank of the river. The District is co-extensive with that of the Christchurch Local Board of Health, and contains an area of 232 acres, 406 inhabited Houses, and an estimated Population of 2,000, closely connected with the Town of Newport.
The Commissioners recommend the extension of the Borough so as to include these two districts.
The Borough as extended may be described as consisting of:-
The present Borough of Newport:
So much of the Parish of Christchurch as is comprised within the District to which the Local Government Act, 1858, has been applied: and
So much of the Parish of St. Woollos as lies between the present Boundary of the Borough and the following Boundary, that is to say:
From the Point in the present Boundary at which the Boundary of the Parish of St. Woollos meets the River Usk near the mouth of Crindan Pill along the Boundary of the Parish of St. Woollos to the Point at which the said Boundary is cut by the Eastern Valleys Railway; thence, westward, along the south side of the said railway to the Point at which the said railway cuts the Crumlin Canal; thence along the said canal to the Western fence of two fields numbered respectively 77 and 79 on the tithe map of the Parish of St. Woollos; thence along such fence to the Point at which the same is met by the Barrack Road; thence along the said Barrack road to the western fence of a field numbered 106 in the tithe map of the Parish of St. Woollos; thence along such fence to a stream running through the field numbered 115 in the aforesaid tithe map; thence along such stream to the western fence of a field numbered 124 in the aforesaid tithe map; thence along such fence to the Point at which it meets the parish road leading from Pentonville to Ty Llwyd; thence along the southern boundary of the property of William Evans, esquire, to the Point at which it reaches the footpath leading to the Risca Road; thence in a straight line across the said road to the nearest Point of the wall of the Cemetery; thence along the said wall to the turnpike road leading from Newport to Bassalleg; thence, westward, along the said road to the Point at which the same meets the boundary fence dividing the property of Lord Tredegar from that of Lady Power; thence, northward, along such boundary fence to the occupation bridge over the South Wales Railway near the southern end of the tunnel; thence along the eastern side of the said railway to the Cardiff Road; thence, eastward, along the said road to the Point at which it meets the present Boundary of the Borough.
The Borough is not under the Local Government Act or a Towns Improvement Act.
The Population in 1861 was 1,545, with 311 inhabited Houses, and is not estimated to have increased since that time.
The Town is surrounded by an agricultural district, and the Boundary, which comprises an area of 637 acres, contains sufficient space for any probable extension of building.
The Commissioners do not recommend any extension of the existing Parliamentary Limits.