XI. Short Notices relating to the Parish of Llanvetherine in Monmouthshire. Communicated by the Rev. Mr. Wrighte, Secretary, February 5, 1795

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Llanvetherine is an obscure village in Monmouthshire, about five miles from Abergavenny, and ten from Monmouth. It takes its name from the patron St. Veterinus, to whom the church is dedicated. The parish is of very considerable extent, but not proportioned. It is supposed to contain above 2,000 acres of land, which are here called Covers: three covers make two statute acres. The parish register begins 1690. The church itself is not very antient, and the only thing remarkable about it is a large square (stone placed against the South wall of the chancel, whereon is rudely cut the effigy of a Saint in a long gown and hat, bearing in his left hand something resembling a small box or basket, and in the other a label, whereon is inseribed in Roman characters S. VETERINUS. No account of this Saint could be obtained on the spot, except that the stone abovementioned was discovered many years ago in digging a grave in the church yard, and placed where it now stands. From the mutilated inscription round it it appears to have belonged to the grave of some former rector of the parish, the words Jacob and P'son Ec. being still legible.