Although parishes were in origin religious areas, since Elizabethan times they had also had other roles such as administering poor relief, maintaining order, and maintaining roads and bridges. Parishes collected 'rates' based on property values from residents towards the costs of these responsibilities. After the Act of 1834 came into place, parishes were grouped into Poor Law Unions (with the same areas as registration districts), details of which are on the excellent http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Monmouth/ web site. Gradually the maintenance of major long-distance roads passed to Turnpike Trusts (there is a good Wikipedia article) and then to County Road Boards and to County Councils. (Jeff Coleman, MonGENES, 6 Feb 2013)

Raglan District included a number of different Parishes - which changed from time to time

We are interested in building collections of Historical records in the Raglan District area and would welcome anyone that could help with this section of the Domesday book

This includes information about Tregare, Bryngwyn, Penyclwyd, Kingcoed, Llandenny and Llanfihangel tor-y-Mynydd. Basic Information may be found for these places on GENUKI:

Bryngwyn:

Resources http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Bryngwyn/index.html, History of St Peter's Church Said to have been founded in 1188 upon the visit of Archbishop Baldwin and Gerald of Wales, St Peter’s lies on a natural rise in the centre of the small rural parish of Bryngwyn. A tree on the green in front of the church gate was planted to mark the accession of Queen Victoria. Wade.G.W., Monmouthshire (1909)

Llandenny

Resources: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Llandenny/index.html

Tregare

Resources: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Tregare/index.html

Llanfihangel tor y Mynydd: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/LlanvihangelTorYMynydd/index.html

Egglestone, P, and M. Cronk: Llanfihangel tor y Mynydd series:
'A History of the Church and Parish, from the Medival Period to the Early Years of the Twentieth Century'
Vol 1: Llanfihangel tor y Mynydd, People of the Parish, 1569-1857, pub 2005
Vol 2: Llanfihangel toy y Mynydd, Saints, Setting and Statistics, pub 2006
Vol 3.1: Llanfihangel toy y Mynydd, Fame by Name (Part 1) pub 2007
Vol 3.2: Llanfihangel toy y Mynydd, Fame by Name (part 2), pub 2008
Vol 4.1: Llanfihangel toy y Mynydd, The Beaten Track: Meeting places - Inns and Alehouses, pub 2010

More to come......

They aren't available digitally but are fantastic resources. Please contact me offline if you would like information on how to access them.