Gwent Archives
Welsh Local Acts of Parliament
GB0218.D3655
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Gwent Archives
- Creator
- Government-Parliament.
- Title
- Welsh Local Acts of Parliament
- ID
- GB0218.D3655
- Date
- 1810-1896
- Extent
- 0.015 Cubic Metres
- Language
- English
- Language of Materials note
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Local Acts are often for the benefit of organisations, or used to authorise major projects such as railways or canals, or may afford greater powers to local authorities. In the nineteenth century, Local Acts were used to create corporations, grant monopolies and (most frequently) for the construction of railways, canals and other works projects.
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains local Acts of Parliament for Monmouthshire, 1810-1897.
Arrangement note
The collection has been arranged in chronological order.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Gwent Archives
Conditions Governing Access note
Usual conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use note
Usual copyright conditions apply.
Accruals note
Accruals are not expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
1998
Appraisal note
All records have been retained.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- Acts of Parliament-Wales-Monmouthshire
Other Finding Aids note
A hard copy catalogue is available at Gwent Archives.
Collection Inventory
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D3655/1 An Act for effectuating a partition directed by the Court of Chancery of certain Estates situate in the County of Monmouth, devised by the Wills of John Blewitt Esquite, and Frances Fettiplace, deceased. 50 G.III c. 182 9 Jun 1810 |
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D3655/2 An Act for making a Railway from the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal, in the Parish of Llanwenarth, to or near to Llanvihangel Crucorney, in the County of Monmouth. 51 G.III c. 123 25 May 1811 |
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D3655/3 An Act for making and maintaining a Tram Road or Railway from the Parish of Mamhilad, in the County of Monmouth, to or near Usk Bridge, in the said County. 54 G.III c. 101 17 Jun 1814 |
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D3655/4 An Act to amend an Act of His present Majesty, for paving and otherwise improving the Town of Abergavenny, in the County of Monmouth. 55 G.III c. 24 2 May 1815 |
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D3655/5 An Act for amending Two Acts of His present Majesty, for improving certain Plots of Ground belonging to the Right Honourable Ann Dowager Baroness Southampton, and other Persons, in the Parish of St. Pancras, in the County of Middlesex. 55 G.III c. 25 2 May 1815 |
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D3655/6 An Act for effecting the Sale of certain Settled Estates of Ann Powell Widow, and Elizabeth Parry; and for laying out The Purchase Money, under the Direction of the High Court of Chancery, in the Purchase of other Estates, to be settled to the former Uses. 55 G.III c. 63 6 Jul 1815 |
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D3655/7 An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from the Neath Turnpike Road, at or near Abernant, through Merthyr Tidvill, in the County of Glamorgan, to join the Turnpike Road within the Abergavenny District, near Rhyd y Blew House, in the County of Monmouth. 57 G.III c. 74 10 Jul 1817 |
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D3655/8 An Act for paving the Footways, and cleansing, lighting and watching the Streets, in the Town of Monmouth. 58 G.III c. 81 3 Jun 1818 |
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D3655/9 An Act for better supplying the Inhabitants of the Town of Monmouth with Water. 58 G.III c. 85 5 Jun 1818 |
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D3655/10 An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the Fortieth Year of His present Majesty, for repairing certain Roads in the County of Monmouth, as relates to the Pont Pool and Usk Districts of Road, and for granting other Powers in lieu thereof, and for making a new Branch of Road from the said Usk District. 59 G.III c. 121 2 Jul 1819 |
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D3655/11 An Act for repairing, and improving several Roads leading to and from the Town of Caerleon in the County of Monmouth. 3 G.IV c. 94 24 Jun 1822 |
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D3655/12 An Act for effecting an Exchange of Mines and lands between Sir Benjamin Hall Baronet, and others, and Capel Hanbury Leigh Esquire; and others. 2 & 3 V c. 38 19 Jul 1839 |
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D3655/13 An Act to enable the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Company to extend their Railway from the Neighbourhood of Pontypool to the Taff Vale Railway. 10 & 11 V c. 177 9 Jul 1847 |
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D3655/14 An Act to amend the Provisions of the Newport and Pontypool Railway Act, 1845. 11 & 12 V c. 120 14 Aug 1848 |
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D3655/15 An Act to authorise the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Company to make Deviations on their Extension to the Taff Vale Railway, and to make certain short Branches. 16 & 17 V c. 178 4 Aug 1853 |
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D3655/16 An Act for making a Railway from the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway in the Parish of Llanvihangel Pontymoyle in the County of Monmouth to Coleford in the County of Gloucester, with a Branch to the Monmouth Gasworks; and for other Purposes. 16 & 17 V c. 217 20 Aug 1853 |
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D3655/17 An Act to enable the Newport and Pillgwenlly Waterworks Company to increase and extend their Supply of Water and to construct new Works; and for other Purposes. 17 & 18 V c. 191 24 Jul 1854 |
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D3655/18 An Act for making Railways between the City of Bristol and the South Wales Railway in the County of Monmouth, with a Steam Ferry across the River Severn in connexion therewith, for the Purpose of improving the Railway Communication between South Wales and Bristol, Southampton, and the South-Western Districts of England. 20 & 21 V c. 54 27 Jul 1857 |
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D3655/19 An Act for amending “The Abergavenny Improvement Act, 1854”, for enabling the Commissioners to construct Works, and supply their District with Water and Gas; and for other purposes. 23 & 24 V c. 137 3 Jul 1860 |
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D3655/20 An Act for establishing a separate System of Pilotage for the several Ports of Cardiff, Newport, and Gloucester in the Bristol Channel. 24 & 25 V c. 236 6 Aug 1861 |
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D3655/21 An Act to enable the Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny Railway Company to lease their Railway. 25 & 26 V c. 209 7 Aug 1862 |
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D3655/22 An Act to continue the Abergavenny Turnpike Trust, excepting certain Roads; and for other Purposes. 26 V c. 59 8 Jun 1863 |
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D3655/23 An Act for making a Railway from the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway near the Brynmawr Station thereof to Blaenavon; and for other Purposes. 29 & 30 V c. 209 16 Jul 1866 |
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D3655/24 An Act for transferring to the London and Northwestern Railway Company the outstanding Estate or Interest in the Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny Railway. 29 & 30 V c. 284 30 Jul 1866 |
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D3655/25 An Act to enlarge the powers of the Pontypool, Caerleon, and Newport Railway Company; and for other purposes. 34 & 35 V c. 82 29 Jun 1871 |
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D3655/26 An Act to authorise the Alexandra (Newport) Dock Company to raise further moneys and to lease their Undertaking. 37 & 38 V c. 90 16 Jul 1874 |
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D3655/27 An Act to enable the Trustees of the Settlement of Lord Tredegar’s Family Estates to take further Shares in the Alexandra (Newport) Dock Company, and for other purposes, and of which the Short title is “Lord Tredegar’s Supplemental Estate Act, 1874”. 37 & 38 V c. 8 30 Jul 1874 |
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D3655/28 An Act to further extend the time limited for the purchase of lands for and for the completion of the Railways authorised by the Alexandra (Newport) Dock Act, 1865, and to confer further powers upon the Company; and for other purposes. 39 & 40 V c. 223 11 Aug 1876 |
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D3655/29 An Act to extend the Borough of Newport, in the County of Monmouth, and to enable the Mayor Aldermen, and Burgesses thereof to improve streets and to construct a new street and other works within the same, and to make further provisions for the improvement and good government of the borough; and for other purposes. 39 & 40 V c. 227 11 Aug 1876 |
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D3655/30 An Act to further extend the time for the completion of the Merionethshire Railway. 42 & 43 V c. 53 3 Jul 1879 |
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D3655/31 An Act for conferring upon the Great Western Railway Company further Powers in connection with their own and other Undertakings and for conferring upon other Companies further Powers in connection with the Undertakings in which they are jointly interested with the company for vesting in the Company the Undertaking of the Coleford Monmouth Usk and Pontypool Railway Company for extending the respective periods now limited for the completion of the Ross and Ledbury and the Newent Railways for the Abandonment of the Fal Valley Branch Railway and for other purposes. 44 & 45 V c. 208 22 Aug 1881 |
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D3655/32 An Act for the transfer of the Newport Dock Company’s undertaking to the Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Company and to empower that Company to make a New Lock and for other purposes. 46 & 47 V c. 179 2 Aug 1883 |
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D3655/33 An Act to make Amendments in the Acts of the Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Company with respect (among other matters) to the Reverter in certain events of Lands to Lord Tredegar and for other purposes. 59 & 60 V c. 192 7 Aug 1896 |
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