BRIDE (ST.) WENTLLOOG, a parish in the upper
division of the hundred of WENTLLOOG, county of MONMOUTH,
5 miles (S.) from Newport, containing 193
inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, with that
of Coedkernew united, in the archdeaconry and diocese
of Llandaff,. rated in the king's books at £4. 18. l£.,
endowed with £600 royal bounty, and £200 parliamentary
grant, and in the patronage of the Bishop of
Llandaff. The parish is bounded on the east by the
river Usk, and on the south by the Bristol channel.
Here is a lighthouse.