Fishguard - St. Mary the Virgin.

This vicarage was part of the possessions of the Abbey of St. Dogmaels, and on the dissolution of that Abbey came into the hands of the Crown.

Described as Fysgard, this church was assessed at £8 in 1291 for tenths to the King, the amount payable being 16s (£0.80).---Taxatio.

Fyshyngegard Vicaria.---David Mendus clericus vicarius perpetuus ibidem annuatim percipit tertiam partem omnium frugum oblaconum et aliorum emolimentorum ibidem. Et valet de dicta tercia parte iiij iij iiij cum vicaria et gleba ibidem et est ex collacione infrascripti abbatis [Abbot of St. Dogmaels]. Inde sol' in procuracionibus quolibet tercio anno in visitacione ordinaria xij. Et in visitacione archidiaconi quolibet anno xxiij. Summs ij xj. Et remanet clare £4 0s 5d (£4.02). Inde decima 8s 0½d (£0.40).---Valor Eccl.

Under the heading ' Livings Discharged ':---Fishgard (Aber Gwayn) alias Fishingard alias Fishguard V. (St. Mary). Prox. quolibet tertio anno, 1s (£0.05). Visit. archidiac quolibet anno 1s 11d (£0.10). Habet annuatim tert. part. fruct. and oblat., &c. Prince of Wales; Abb. St. Dogmaells Propr. Clear yearly value, £116, £30. King's Books, $4 0s 5d (£4.02).---Bacon's Liber Regis.

On 4th July, 1855, the Infant National Schoolroom at Fishguard was licenced for divine service until the church, then being rebuilt, was completed. The church was entirely rebuilt, and was opened by Bishop Connop Thirlwall on 22 July, 1857.---Arch. Camb., ser. v., vol. v., p. 131.

The subordinate chapels to Fishguard Church were Capel Llanvihangel (dedicated to St. Michael), Capel y Drindod (Holy Trinity), Llanust (Ust), and Llanvartin (St. Martin), the last mentioned being the old site of Fishguard Vicarage.---Paroch. Wall., p. 26. Capell Trindod in Fishguard is mentioned as having originally been a pilgrimage chapel.---Owen's Pem., Pt. II., p. 509.

Vicars.

Graham Davies, © 2001.

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