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beerhouse called the Spout north of the village in a row of cottages that was later formed into a single dwelling called Spout House. The
Bristol was called the Sloop in 1844. By 1891 the New Inn and another called the Royal Arms were the only public houses in the village; the latter closed after 1959, leaving only the New Inn, which by 1994 had changed its name to the Brockweir inn. The Brockweir Inn is currently (November 2019) closed for renovation.
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Bristol. There was then also a
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Moravian church in 1832 (see below) described the life of its watermen as being centred on beerhouses, skittle alleys, and cockfighting and said that it had
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Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop and Cafe was set up after the previous village shop closed in 2000. It is a non-profit making community enterprise, staffed by volunteers from the local community, owned and managed by the Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop Association Limited. The
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began to be built in
Brockweir, using local timber. The ships were not fitted out in Brockweir â the hulls were floated down to Chepstow or Bristol for fitting out. There were two yards in Brockweir: one owned by John Easton of Hereford; and one owned by Hezekiah Swift of Monmouth, a timber
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Brockweir bridge. This was obviously a lucrative weir which, coupled with the river crossing, would have made Brockweir an important location; settlement probably sprang up there at an early date.
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merchant. Swiftâs business was continued by his son Thomas. The building of seagoing vessels had ceased by 1850, but the building of small craft continued at
Brockweir until the end of the century. The largest recorded Brockweir-built vessel was the barque
1321:. By J. J. Dicker. Published by the Chepstow Society and the Newport and Monmouthshire Branch of the Historical Association, Chepstow, 1950. Reproduced at the Forest of Dean Family History Trust, with permission from The Chepstow Society, September 2006.
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point where the cargoes of sea-going ships of up to 90 tonnes were transferred onto barges to be sent upstream, and the products of
Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and the Forest of Dean (principally iron and timber) were sent back to Bristol and beyond.
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the reputation of a 'city of refuge' for lawless elements. Only one narrow road led into the village, and goods were usually carried by donkeys or by water, with a ferry taking travellers to and from the Welsh bank of the Wye.
960:"'Hewelsfield and Brockweir', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5, Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, the Forest of Dean, ed. C R J Currie and N M Herbert (London, 1996), pp. 150-159"
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Societyâ, Registration Number 29285R. The site includes a cafĂŠ, general store and food outlet, library kiosk, art gallery and IT training suite. It also provides basic postal facilities.
1137:"'Woolaston: Nonconformity', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10, Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds, ed. C R Elrington, N M Herbert and R B Pugh (London, 1972), pp. 117-118"
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Life in Hewelsfield and Brockweir during the 16th Century
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An Historical Tour in Monmouthshire, Part the Second
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